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METHACROLEIN

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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
2-methylprop-2-enal
IUPAC Traditional name
methacrolein
Synonyms
α-Methylacrylaldehyde
Methacrylic Aldehyde
2-Methyl-2-propenal
2-Methylenepropanal
Methylacrolein
2-Methylacrolein
2-Methylpropenal
Methylacrylaldehyde
NSC 8260
α-Methacrolein
α-Methylacrolein
Methacrylaldehyde
Isobutenal

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 78-85-3

PROPERTIES

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DETAILS

Description (English)
An unsaturated aldehyde used in the manufacture of polymers and synthetic resin. Cancer studies revealed consumption and release of this volatile organic compound in human small cell lung cancer line, a potential cancer biomarker.

REFERENCES

  • Sponring, A. et al.: Cancer Biomarkers, 7, 153 (2010)
  • Ligor, M. et al.; Clin. Chem. Lab. Med., 47, 550 92009);