Does BMA mean n-butyl methacrylate or isobutyl methacrylate?

In most commercial usage the bare abbreviation means the normal isomer, n-butyl methacrylate, CAS 97-88-1. The branched isomer, isobutyl methacrylate, is a different substance with its own identifiers and a different contribution to copolymer hardness, and the tertiary isomer is different again. Because all three are abbreviated loosely in day-to-day correspondence, an order written as BMA alone is ambiguous. Write the full chemical name and the CAS number on every enquiry, purchase order and goods-inwards record.

Why must the monomer not be blanketed with pure nitrogen?

Because the stabiliser used in commercial methacrylate monomers requires dissolved oxygen to function. It intercepts radicals by a mechanism that consumes oxygen, so a drum stripped of oxygen contains an inhibitor that is chemically present and functionally absent. The correct headspace is air, or air diluted with nitrogen to a specified oxygen content, never an inert blanket. This is one of the very few cases in a chemical store where displacing oxygen makes a material more dangerous rather than less, and it catches people whose instinct is trained on flammable solvents.

How should inhibitor content be read on a certificate?

As a starting condition rather than a permanent property. The certificate reports the inhibitor level at release; that level falls in storage as the stabiliser does its job, and it falls faster in warm conditions, in light and in the presence of contamination. A long-stored drum can meet its original certificate on every other line while having very little inhibitor left. Where storage has been long or uncertain, retest the inhibitor level before charging a reactor rather than relying on the release figure.

What is popcorn polymerisation and why does it matter here?

It is a self-propagating, expanding polymer growth that forms in dead legs, vapour spaces, valve bonnets and residues where inhibitor cannot reach. Once seeded it continues under conditions that would not start a normal polymerisation, and it grows mechanically enough to jam valves and distort equipment. The controls are housekeeping controls: no unswept dead legs, no long-standing residues, no lines left full between campaigns, and clean vessels before refilling. It is not a reason to avoid methacrylate monomers, but it is a reason to design the pipework as if the monomer were reactive, because it is.

How does the butyl ester change a copolymer compared with the methyl one?

The four-carbon ester side chain is flexible and bulky, so it loosens chain packing and lowers the temperature at which the polymer softens. Against the methyl ester it gives a softer, more flexible and more extensible polymer, better adhesion and easier film formation, at the cost of hardness and block resistance. Against the corresponding acrylate it gives a harder polymer with the weathering advantage of the methacrylate backbone. Formulators use it as the soft component of an all-methacrylate system, which keeps the durability while tuning flexibility.

What is Isopropyl acetate?

Isopropyl acetate is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 108-21-4. Molecular formula: C5H10O2. Molar mass: 102.13 g/mol. IUPAC: propan-2-yl acetate.

What is the CAS number of Isopropyl acetate?

The CAS number of Isopropyl acetate is 108-21-4 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of Isopropyl acetate?

Molecular formula: C5H10O2. Molar mass: 102.13 g/mol. logP (XLogP3): 0.9. PSA: 26.3 Å².

What are the GHS hazards of Isopropyl acetate?

Under the GHS classification, Isopropyl acetate must be labelled with the following hazard statements: H225 (Highly flammable liquid and vapour), H336 (May cause drowsiness or dizziness), H319 (Causes serious eye irritation), EUH066 (Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking.).

Where can I buy Isopropyl acetate?

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Where does the chemical data for Isopropyl acetate come from?

Chemical data for Isopropyl acetate comes from authoritative sources: PubChem (NIH). PubChem CID: 7915. Compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008), available under the CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Isopropyl acetate

CAS 108-21-4 · C₅H₁₀O₂ · MW 102.13 g/mol

About Isopropyl acetate

Isopropyl acetate is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 108-21-4, with the molecular formula C₅H₁₀O₂, and a molar mass of 102.13 g/mol.

The molecule contains 17 atoms connected by 16 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is propan-2-yl acetate. The interactive 3D model above lets you view the spatial arrangement of the atoms — you can rotate it with the mouse, zoom with the scroll wheel, and switch between skeletal / Ball & Stick / Space Fill visualization modes.

In terms of physicochemical properties, the partition coefficient logP = 0.9 (positive value, a lipophilic compound), polar surface area PSA = 26.3 Å², 0 donors and 2 hydrogen bond acceptors. These parameters are key when assessing bioavailability and interaction with biomolecules.

Chemical data for this compound comes from PubChem (NIH NLM NCBI), one of the world's largest chemical databases. All information is updated automatically and enriched with GHS hazard statement translations compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008). The widget above may be used for educational, research and commercial purposes.

Physicochemical properties

Wzór sumaryczny	C₅H₁₀O₂
Masa molowa	102.13 g/mol
IUPAC	propan-2-yl acetate
SMILES	`CC(C)OC(=O)C`
InChIKey	`JMMWKPVZQRWMSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N`
logP (XLogP3)	0.9
PSA	26.3 Å²
HBD / HBA	0 / 2
PubChem CID	CID 7915 ↗

GHS safety

Sygnał: Niebezpieczeństwo

GHS02

GHS07

H225 — Wysoce łatwopalna ciecz i pary

H336 — Może wywoływać uczucie senności lub zawroty głowy

H319 — Działa drażniąco na oczy

EUH066 — Powtarzające się narażenie może powodować wysuszanie lub pękanie skóry

Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

5 artykułów · 1 open access · Źródła: PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar

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Tetrazole activity against Candida albicans. The role of KEX2 mutations in the sensitivity to (±)-1-[5-(2-chlorophenyl)-2H-tetrazol-2-yl]propan-2-yl acetate

Małgorzata Bondaryk, Edyta Łukowska-Chojnacka, Monika Staniszewska (2015) · Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters

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RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, isopropyl acetate, CAS Registry Number 108-21-4.

et al. (2019)

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Update to RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, isopropyl acetate, CAS registry number 108-21-4.

et al. (2024)

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1-(2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)propan-2-yl acetate

Hafiz Abdullah Shahid, Ejaz Hussain, Sajid Jahangir et al. (2014) · Acta Crystallographica Section E

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Lipase-mediated kinetic resolution of (RS)-1-bromo-3-[4-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-phenoxy]-propan-2-ol to (R)-1-bromo-3-(4-(2-methoxyethyl) phenoxy) propan-2-yl acetate

Abhishek Kaler, Vachan Singh Meena, Manpreet Singh et al. (2011) · Tetrahedron Letters

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Synonyms

ISOPROPYL ACETATE · 108-21-4 · propan-2-yl acetate · 2-Propyl acetate · 2-Acetoxypropane · Acetic acid, 1-methylethyl ester · Isopropyl ethanoate · Isopropylacetat · Paracetat · Isopropylacetaat · Acetic Acid, isopropyl ester · 1-Methylethyl acetate · Acetate d'isopropyle · Isopropylester kyseliny octove · Isopropile (acetato di)

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 7915 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
🌐 Wikidata
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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