Substance
ID:389900
Names and Identifiers
IUPAC name
2-methylprop-2-enal
Synonyms
METHACROLEINMethacrylaldehydeIsobutenal2-Methyl-2-propenal2-MethylacroleinMethylacroleinα-Methylacrolein2-MethylpropenalMethylacrylaldehydeNSC 8260α-MethacroleinMethacrylic Aldehydeα-Methylacrylaldehyde2-Methylenepropanal
IUPAC Traditional name
methacrolein
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Properties
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Molecule Details
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.
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References
• Ligor, M. et al.; Clin. Chem. Lab. Med., 47, 550 92009);
• Sponring, A. et al.: Cancer Biomarkers, 7, 153 (2010)