Acrolein Definition

ə-krōlē-ĭn
noun
A colorless, flammable, poisonous liquid aldehyde, C3 H4 O, having an acrid odor and vapors irritating to the eyes.
American Heritage
A yellowish or colorless, acrid liquid, CH2:CHCHO, whose fumes irritate the eyes: it is formed by the decomposition of glycerol and is used in organic synthesis and in plastics, poison gas, etc.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.

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Noun

Singular:
acrolein
Plural:
acroleins

Origin of Acrolein

  • From Latin acer "sharp" + olere "to smell"

    From Wiktionary

  • acr(id) olein

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Acrolein Sentence Examples

  • Fischer has used it as a condensing agent in the preparation of aand 0-acrose from acrolein dibromide.

  • Metacrolein, (C 3 H 4 0) 3, is a polymer of acrolein.

  • By passing acrolein vapour into ammonia, acrolein ammonia, C 6 H 9 NO, is obtained.

  • Scholtz (Ber., 1894, 2 7, p. 2 95 8) from piperonyl acrolein (the condensation product of piperonal and acetaldehyde) and acetic acid.

  • Glyceric aldehyde, CH 2 OH CH(OH) CHO, was obtained pure by Wohlon oxidizing acrolein acetal, CH 2 CH(OC 2 H 5) 21 and hydrolysing.

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