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 Cyclohexanone?

Cyclohexanone is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 108-94-1. Molecular formula: C6H10O. Molar mass: 98.14 g/mol. IUPAC: cyclohexanone.

What is the CAS number of Cyclohexanone?

The CAS number of Cyclohexanone is 108-94-1 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of Cyclohexanone?

Molecular formula: C6H10O. Molar mass: 98.14 g/mol. logP (XLogP3): 0.8. PSA: 17.1 Å².

What are the GHS hazards of Cyclohexanone?

Under the GHS classification, Cyclohexanone must be labelled with the following hazard statements: H226 (Flammable liquid and vapour), H332 (Harmful if inhaled).

Where can I buy Cyclohexanone?

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Where does the chemical data for Cyclohexanone come from?

Chemical data for Cyclohexanone comes from authoritative sources: PubChem (NIH), ChEMBL (EBI). PubChem CID: 7967. Compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008), available under the CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Cyclohexanone

CAS 108-94-1 · C₆H₁₀O · MW 98.14 g/mol

About Cyclohexanone

Cyclohexanone is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 108-94-1, with the molecular formula C₆H₁₀O, and a molar mass of 98.14 g/mol.

The molecule contains 17 atoms connected by 17 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is cyclohexanone. 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 = 0.8 (positive value, a lipophilic compound), polar surface area PSA = 17.1 Å², 0 donors and 1 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	C₆H₁₀O
Masa molowa	98.14 g/mol
IUPAC	cyclohexanone
SMILES	`C1CCC(=O)CC1`
InChIKey	`JHIVVAPYMSGYDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N`
logP (XLogP3)	0.8
PSA	17.1 Å²
HBD / HBA	0 / 1
PubChem CID	CID 7967 ↗

GHS safety

Sygnał: Uwaga

GHS02

GHS07

H226 — Łatwopalna ciecz i pary

H332 — Działa szkodliwie w następstwie wdychania

Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

20 artykułów · 13 open access · Źródła: PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar

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Ambient Synthesis of Cyclohexanone Oxime via In Situ Produced Hydrogen Peroxide over Cobalt-Based Electrocatalyst.

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Photocatalytic Cyclohexanone Oxime Synthesis from Ambient Air and KA Oil.

et al. (2025)

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Inter-Atomic Synergy on Single-Atom Alloy Promotes Cyclohexanone Oxime Electrosynthesis.

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Stabilized Bi(III) Sites Direct *NH2OH Pathway for Efficient Cyclohexanone Oxime Electrosynthesis.

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Extraction of Phenolic Compounds with the Highly Efficient Novel Coextractants Cyclohexanone and Methyl Isobutyl Ketone.

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Cyclohexanone and metabolites exposure in critically Ill neonates and children.

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Dehydroabietyl squaramide incorporating chiral pyrrolidine for highly diastereo- and enantioselective Michael reaction between cyclohexanone and β-nitrostyrenes.

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In silico and in vitro anti-inflammatory evaluation of 2,6-bis-(3'-ethoxy, 4'-hydroxybenzylidene)-cyclohexanone, 2,6-bis-(3'-Bromo,4'-methoxybenzylidene)-cyclohexanone, and 2,6-bis- (3',4'-dimethoxybenzylidene)-cyclohexanone

(2020) · Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

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In Situ Coordination Engineering of Fe Single Atoms Enables Efficient Electrocatalytic Cyclohexanone Oxime Synthesis.

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A Bipolar Integrated Electro-Chemocatalysis System for Continuous-Flow Paired Synthesis of Cyclohexanone Oxime at Industrial-Relevant Current Density.

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Hexacoordinate Ti-Anchored Single-Atom Pd Catalyst for High-Efficiency Cyclohexanone Ammoximation with H2 and O2.

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Cathodic oxygen-reduction-reaction-mediated active peroxide for oxidizing cyclohexanone to ε-caprolactone.

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Tuning *OH Oxidativity via a Cu-Co(OH)2 Cocatalyst on a Hematite Photoanode for Selective Cyclohexanone Oxidation.

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Bi-modified Ni3S2 promotes selective nitrite-to-hydroxylamine reduction for cyclohexanone oxime synthesis.

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Optimization of growth and induction conditions for the production of recombinant whole cell cyclohexanone monooxygenase in Escherichia coli.

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Dual redox effects of 2,6-bis-(4-hydroxyl-3-methoxybenzylidene) cyclohexanone (BHMC) on human liver cancer cells, HepG2 via ROS, glutathione and Nrf2/Keap1 pathway.

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Rational design of a cyclohexanone dehydrogenase for enhanced α,β-desaturation and substrate specificity.

Singh W, Brown NL, McCue HV et al. (2024) · Chemical science

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High-Rate, Selective Electrosynthesis of Cyclohexanone Oxime via In Situ Generation and Release of Hydroxylamine on Bismuth.

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Selective dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone over biomorphic Cu/ZnO catalysts.

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Efficient phenol-to-cyclohexanone hydrogenation enabled by hydrogen spillover in sub-nanometric Pd-polyoxovanadomolybdate catalysts

Yanchun Liu, Zixuan Liu, Zhongling Lang et al. (2026) · Polyoxometalates

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Synonyms

CYCLOHEXANONE · 108-94-1 · Ketohexamethylene · Pimelic ketone · Sextone · Nadone · Anone · Anon · Hytrol O · Cyclohexanon · Hexanon · ketocyclohexane · Pimelin ketone · oxocyclohexane · Cicloesanone

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 7967 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
🌐 Wikidata
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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