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Sigma-Aldrich

Methacrylic acid

contains 250 ppm MEHQ as inhibitor, 99%

Synonym(s):

2-Methacrylic acid, 2-Methylpropenoic acid

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Linear Formula:
H2C=C(CH3)COOH
CAS Number:
79-41-4
Molecular Weight:
86.09
Beilstein:
1719937
EC Number:
201-204-4
MDL number:
MFCD00002651
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24849561
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor density

>3 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

752 °F

contains

250 ppm MEHQ as inhibitor

refractive index

n20/D 1.431 (lit.)

pH

2.0-2.2 (20 °C, 100 g/L)

bp

163 °C (lit.)

mp

12-16 °C (lit.)

density

1.015 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C=C(C)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H6O2/c1-3(2)4(5)6/h1H2,2H3,(H,5,6)

InChI key

CERQOIWHTDAKMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methacrylic acid (MAA) is an organic compound, colorless, viscous liquid. It is a monofunctional methacrylayte monomer. It is soluble in warm water and miscible in most organic solvents. MAA is used as a starting material for the production of its esters, especially methyl methacrylate and poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA).

Application

MAA is used to synthesize poly(methacrylic acid)-g-poly(ε-caprolactone) copolymers, polymeric blends with PMMA and hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)-MAA hydrogels.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

152.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

67 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer
(RAFT) Polymerization
Moad G, et al.
Material Matters, 5(1) (2010)
Synthesis of graft copolymers of poly(methacrylic acid)-g-poly(?-caprolactone) by coupling ROP and RAFT polymerizations
Kiehl J, et al.
Polymer, 53(3), 694-700 (2012)
Xi Yu et al.
Food chemistry, 299, 125144-125144 (2019-07-20)
Magnetic nanoparticles were synthesised to extract Sudan dyes from chilli powders. The adsorbents used were magnetic ferroferric oxide nanoparticles coated with polystyrene. The extraction procedures for Sudan dyes comprised liquid-solid extraction and magnetic solid phase extraction. The conditions were optimised
Thomas J Dursch et al.
Biomaterials, 35(2), 620-629 (2013-10-24)
Two-photon confocal microscopy and back extraction with UV/Vis-absorption spectrophotometry quantify equilibrium partition coefficients, k, for six prototypical drugs in five soft-contact-lens-material hydrogels over a range of water contents from 40 to 92%. Partition coefficients were obtained for acetazolamide, caffeine, hydrocortisone
Macro-micro relationship in nanostructured functional
Composites
Zanotto A, et al.
Express Polymer Letters, 6(5), 410-416 (2012)
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