What is Acrylic Acid?

Acrylic acid is one of the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acids. And it is a colorless liquid with an acrid odor. Acrylic acid is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers and chloroform. Acrylic is composed of a vinyl group directly attached to the end of the carboxylic acid. Acrylic acid is used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and forms acrylates by combining them with alcohols.