Name of Acid Chemical Formula Adsorbed molecules / nm2 acetic acid CH3COOH 3.2 propionic acid CH3CH2COOH 3.2 4-pentenoic acid CH2=CH(CH2)2COOH 3.2 hexanoic acid CH3(CH2)4COOH 2.8 triethylacetic acid (C2H5)3CCOOH 1.5 Oleic acid CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH 2.1 acrylic acid CH2=CHCOOH 4.4 methacrylic acid CH2=C(CH3)COOH 3.0 crotonic acid CH3CH=CHCOOH 3.6 3,3-dimethylacrylic acid (CH3)2C=CHCOOH 2.9 trans-2,3-dimethylacrylic acid CH3CH=C(CH3)COOH 2.7 ---------- *Hirakata et al, 1995 ©CPRL, 1995