crotonic acid

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cro·ton·ic acid (kr

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An organic acid, C₄H₆O₂, used in the preparation of pharmaceuticals and resins.

[From New Latin Croton, plant genus; see croton.]

crotonic acid [krəʊˈtɒnɪk]

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless crystalline insoluble unsaturated carboxylic acid produced by oxidation of crotonaldehyde and used in organic synthesis; trans-2-butenoic acid. Formula: CH₃CH:CHCOOH

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