(organic chemistry) An unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH₃-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.
Chemical structure of Crotonic Acid.
(organic chemistry) An unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH₃-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.
Ball-and-stick model of the crotonic acid molecule, an unsaturated carboxylic acid. Colour code: Carbon, C: black Hydrogen, H: white Oxygen, O: red
(organic chemistry) An unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH₃-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.
Synthesis of crotonic acid by the Knoevenagel condensation of acetaldehyde and malonic acid