Butenoic acid
Isomers of butenoic acid
Crotonic acid
Isocrotonic acid
3-Butenoic acid
Butenoic acid is any of three monocarboxylic acids with an unbranched 4-carbon chain with 3 single bonds and one double bond; that is, with the structural formula HO(O=)C–CH=CH–CH
2–H (2-butenoic) or HO(O=)C–CH
2–CH=CH–H (3-butenoic). All have the chemical formula C
3H
5COOH or C
4H
6O
2.
These compounds are technically mono-unsaturated fatty acids, although some authors may exclude them for being too short. The three isomers are:
- crotonic acid (trans-2-butenoic or (2E)-but-2-enoic acid)
- isocrotonic acid (cis-2-butenoic or (2Z)-but-2-enoic acid)
- 3-butenoic acid (but-3-enoic acid).[1][2]
See also
- Methacrylic acid, also C
3H
5COOH but branched like isobutene; a.k.a. isobutenoic acid - Butyric acid, C
3H
7COOH; a.k.a. butanoic acid
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