Acrylates are the salts, esters, and conjugate bases of acrylic acid and its derivatives. They are also known as propenoates (since acrylic acid is also known as 2-propenoic acid). The acrylate ion has the molecular formula CH2=CHCOO−. Acrylates contain vinyl groups, that is, two carbon atoms double bonded to each other, directly attached to the... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylate