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779342

Glycidyl methacrylate

≥97.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

GMA, 2,3-Epoxypropyl methacrylate, Methacrylic acid 2,3-epoxypropyl ester

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H10O3
CAS Number:
106-91-2
Molecular Weight:
142.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329768028
EC Number:
203-441-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2506
MDL number:
MFCD00005137

Product Name

Glycidyl methacrylate, ≥97.0% (GC)

InChI key

VOZRXNHHFUQHIL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C7H10O3/c1-5(2)7(8)10-4-6-3-9-6/h6H,1,3-4H2,2H3

SMILES string

CC(=C)C(=O)OCC1CO1

assay

≥97.0% (GC)

form

liquid

contains

~0.01% hydrochinone monomethylether as stabilizer

refractive index

n20/D 1.449 (lit.)
n20/D 1.450

bp

189 °C (lit.)

density

1.075 g/mL at 20 °C
1.042 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester
ether
methacrylate

Quality Level

200

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Application

Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) is an epoxy-functional monomer generally used to derivatize polymers. It can also undergo polymerization to form poly (glycidyl methacrylate).

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Corr. 1C - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

168.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

76 °C - closed cup

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STBL1520
STBL2991

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Effect of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) on the thermal, mechanical and morphological property of biodegradable PLA/PBAT blend and its nanocomposites.
Kumar M, et al.
Bioresource Technology, 101(21), 8406-8415 (2010)
Biologically active polymers: synthesis and antimicrobial activity of modified glycidyl methacrylate polymers having a quaternary ammonium and phosphonium groups.
Kenawy E-R, et al.
Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society, 50(1-2), 145-152 (1998)
Adam Blanazs et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(41), 16581-16587 (2011-08-19)
Amphiphilic diblock copolymers composed of two covalently linked, chemically distinct chains can be considered to be biological mimics of cell membrane-forming lipid molecules, but with typically more than an order of magnitude increase in molecular weight. These macromolecular amphiphiles are
Synthesis, characterization, and polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate derivatized dextran.
van Dijk-Wolthuis WNE, et al.
Macromolecules, 28(18), 6317-6322 (1995)
Byung-Jae Kang et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 10(7), 3007-3017 (2014-03-25)
Stem cells seeded onto biofunctional materials have greater potency for therapeutic applications. We investigated whether umbilical-cord-blood-derived mesenchymal stem cell (UCB-MSC)-seeded fibronectin (FN)-immobilized polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers could improve cardiac function and inhibit left ventricle (LV) remodeling in a rat model of
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