Acrolein - Wikipedia Acrolein (systematic name: propenal) is the simplest unsaturated aldehyde It is a colorless liquid with a foul and acrid aroma The smell of burnt fat (as when cooking oil is heated to its smoke point) is caused by glycerol in the burning fat breaking down into acrolein
Acrolein | Toxic Substances | Toxic Substance Portal | ATSDR Acrolein is a colorless or yellow liquid with a disagreeable odor It dissolves in water very easily and quickly changes to a vapor when heated It also burns easily Small amounts of acrolein can be formed and can enter the air when trees, tobacco, other plants, gasoline, and oil are burned
Acrolein Acrolein is primarily used as an intermediate in the synthesis of acrylic acid and as a biocide It may be formed from the breakdown of certain pollutants in outdoor air or from the burning of organic matter including tobacco, or fuels such as gasoline or oil
Acrolein | CH2CHCHO | CID 7847 - PubChem Acrolein is a colorless or yellow liquid with a disagreeable odor It dissolves in water very easily and quickly changes to a vapor when heated It also burns easily Small amounts of acrolein can be formed and can enter the air when trees, tobacco, other plants, gasoline, and oil are burned
What Is Acrolein and Why Is It Dangerous? - Biology Insights Acrolein is a highly reactive organic compound and a common environmental pollutant Classified chemically as the simplest unsaturated aldehyde, it is a volatile substance produced primarily through the incomplete combustion of organic materials
2-Propenal - NIST Chemistry WebBook NIST subscription sites provide data under the NIST Standard Reference Data Program, but require an annual fee to access The purpose of the fee is to recover costs associated with the development of data collections included in such sites Your institution may already be a subscriber
ACROLEIN, STABILIZED | CAMEO Chemicals | NOAA Acrolein causes acute respiratory and eye irritation; severe gastrointestinal distress with slowly developing pulmonary edema (lungs fill up with fluid); and skin irritation
HEALTH EFFECTS - Toxicological Profile for Acrolein - NCBI Bookshelf The primary purpose of this chapter is to provide public health officials, physicians, toxicologists, and other interested individuals and groups with an overall perspective on the toxicology of acrolein