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  • noun organic chemistry a clear, colorless, flammable liquid, molecular formula C4H6O.

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Examples

  • The usual product of that reaction site is methyl vinyl ketone, while the other site reactions give methacrolein, an aldehyde with a double bond in it.

    Isoprene James Killus 2007

  • But the methacrolein analog to PAN turns out to be temporarily important in the photooxidation of isoprene.

    Isoprene James Killus 2007

  • Both MVK and methacrolein have interesting further reaction sequences.

    Isoprene James Killus 2007

  • Both MVK and methacrolein have interesting further reaction sequences.

    Archive 2007-08-01 James Killus 2007

  • But the methacrolein analog to PAN turns out to be temporarily important in the photooxidation of isoprene.

    Archive 2007-08-01 James Killus 2007

  • The usual product of that reaction site is methyl vinyl ketone, while the other site reactions give methacrolein, an aldehyde with a double bond in it.

    Archive 2007-08-01 James Killus 2007

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