235865
Butyl methacrylate
99%, contains monomethyl ether hydroquinone as inhibitor
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Linear Formula:
CH2=C(CH3)COO(CH2)3CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
142.20
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-615-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773960
MDL number:
vapor density
4.91 (15 °C, vs air)
Quality Level
vapor pressure
2 mmHg ( 20 °C)
assay
99%
form
liquid
autoignition temp.
562 °F
contains
monomethyl ether hydroquinone as inhibitor
expl. lim.
2-8 %
refractive index
n20/D 1.423 (lit.)
bp
162-165 °C (lit.)
density
0.894 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
CCCCOC(=O)C(C)=C
InChI
1S/C8H14O2/c1-4-5-6-10-8(9)7(2)3/h2,4-6H2,1,3H3
InChI key
SOGAXMICEFXMKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Butyl methacrylate is an organic compound that belongs to the class of methacrylate esters and is commonly used in the production of various polymer materials. It can be copolymerized with other monomers to synthesize copolymers with tailored properties. The resulting copolymers find use in numerous fields, including automotive coatings, textiles, adhesives, contact lenses, and dental resins.
Application
Butyl methacrylate (BMA) can be used as:
- A Monomer to synthesize waterborne butyl methacrylate (co)polymers latexes via emulsion polymerization for the development of coating materials for slow release-fertilizers.
- A matrix polymer in the preparation of LDH/poly (butyl methacrylate) nanocomposites, which can improve the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the resulting nanocomposites.
- A monomer to synthesize styrene and butyl methacrylate copolymers for use in leather finishing. Increasing the BMA content of the copolymer increases the water resistance and decreases the water vapor permeability of the leather.
- A monomer for the preparation of monolithic columns on microfluidic chips. These columns can be used for a wide range of applications, such as the separation and analysis of complex mixtures of compounds, the preconcentration of samples, and the development of new microfluidic analytical devices.
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Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
119.3 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
48.5 °C - closed cup
ppe
Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
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R Yoshida et al.
Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer edition, 3(2), 155-162 (1991-01-01)
Thermosensitive co-polymers of isopropyl acrylamide (IPAAm) with butyl methacrylate (BMA) are capable of 'on-off' regulation of drug release in response to external temperature changes due to skin formation with increasing temperature. To clarify the role of the surface-modulated skin and
R-G Li et al.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, 19(12), 2213-2220 (2015-07-15)
The recent PLATINUM trial has demonstrated that the use of the new generation platinum chromium everolimus-eluting stents (PtCr-EES) yield clinical outcomes similar to those obtained by the use of cobalt chromium everolimus-eluting stents (CoCr-EES) in selected patients with 1 or
K Ishihara et al.
Journal of biomaterials applications, 13(2), 111-127 (1998-10-20)
We have synthesized phospholipid polymers containing 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) units as novel blood compatible polymers and have evaluated their interactions with blood components. It was found that in the absence of anticoagulants, blood clotting was delayed and blood cell adhesion