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  1. crotonic acidnoun

    An unsaturated organic acid, CH-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.

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  1. Crotonic acid

    Crotonic acid ((2E)-but-2-enoic acid) is a short-chain unsaturated carboxylic acid, described by the formula CH3CH=CHCO2H. It is called crotonic acid because it was erroneously thought to be a saponification product of croton oil. It crystallizes as colorless needles from hot water. The cis-isomer of crotonic acid is called isocrotonic acid. Crotonic acid is soluble in water and many organic solvents. Its odor is similar to butyric acid.

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  1. Crotonic acid

    Crotonic acid, or trans-2-butenoic acid, is a short-chain unsaturated carboxylic acid, described by the formula CH3CH=CHCO2H. Crotonic acid is so named because it was erroneously thought to be a saponification product of croton oil. It crystallizes as needles from hot water. Racemic threonine can be prepared from crotonic acid by alpha-functionalization using mercury acetate.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of crotonic acid in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of crotonic acid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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