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Acrylates are the salts, esters, and conjugate bases of acrylic acid. The acrylate ion is the anion CH2=CHCOO. Often, acrylate refers to esters of acrylic acid, the most common member being methyl acrylate. These acrylates contain vinyl groups. These compounds are of interest because they are bifunctional: the vinyl group is susceptible to polymerization and the carboxylate group carries myriad functionalities. Modified acrylates are also numerous, some examples being methacrylates CO2R] and cyanoacrylates CO2R]. Acrylate can also refer to polyacrylates prepared through the polymerization of the vinyl groups of acrylate monomers.
The acrylate anion
Trimethylolpropane triacrylate , a trifunctional acrylate ester
Methyl acrylate, an acrylic ester