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 Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether?

Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 110-71-4. Molecular formula: C4H10O2. Molar mass: 90.12 g/mol. IUPAC: 1,2-dimethoxyethane.

What is the CAS number of Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether?

The CAS number of Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether is 110-71-4 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether?

Molecular formula: C4H10O2. Molar mass: 90.12 g/mol. logP (XLogP3): -0.2. PSA: 18.5 Å².

What are the GHS hazards of Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether?

Under the GHS classification, Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether must be labelled with the following hazard statements: H225 (Highly flammable liquid and vapour), H360FD (May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child), H332 (Harmful if inhaled), EUH019 (May form explosive peroxides.).

Where can I buy Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether?

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Where does the chemical data for Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether come from?

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Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether

1,2-Dimethoxyethane

CAS 110-71-4 · C₄H₁₀O₂ · MW 90.12 g/mol

About Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether

Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 110-71-4, with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O₂, and a molar mass of 90.12 g/mol.

The molecule contains 16 atoms connected by 15 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is 1,2-dimethoxyethane. 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 = -0.2 (negative value, a hydrophilic compound), polar surface area PSA = 18.5 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	C₄H₁₀O₂
Masa molowa	90.12 g/mol
IUPAC	1,2-dimethoxyethane
SMILES	`COCCOC`
InChIKey	`XTHFKEDIFFGKHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N`
logP (XLogP3)	-0.2
PSA	18.5 Å²
HBD / HBA	0 / 2
PubChem CID	CID 8071 ↗

GHS safety

Sygnał: Niebezpieczeństwo

GHS02

GHS07

GHS08

H225 — Wysoce łatwopalna ciecz i pary

? — H360FD

H332 — Działa szkodliwie w następstwie wdychania

EUH019 — Może tworzyć nadtlenki o właściwościach wybuchowych

Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

20 artykułów · 11 open access · Źródła: PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar

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Lithium phenolates solvated by tetrahydrofuran and 1,2-dimethoxyethane: structure determination using the method of continuous variation.

et al. (2009)

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Influence of a Lewis acid and a Brønsted acid on the conversion of microcrystalline cellulose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a single-phase reaction system of water and 1,2-dimethoxyethane.

et al. (2018)

Cytowania: 16Open AccessDOI ↗PubMed ↗PDF ↗

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Electrochemical behavior and electrodeposition of gallium in 1,2-dimethoxyethane-based electrolytes.

et al. (2021)

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Efficient synthesis of octyl-β-d-galactopyranoside by Bacillus spore-displayed β-galactosidase using an amphiphilic 1,2-dimethoxyethane co-solvent.

(2011)

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Bis(1,2-dimethoxyethane)-1κ(2)O,O';3κ(2)O,O'-tetra-kis-(μ-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexa-fluoro-2-methyl-propan-2-olato)-1:2κ(4)O:O;2:3κ(4)O:O-1,3-dilithium-2-magnesium.

(2012)

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Synthesis, characterization, X-ray and electronic structures of diethyl ether and 1,2-dimethoxyethane adducts of molybdenum(IV) chloride and tungsten(IV) chloride.

et al. (2022)

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PHASE BEHAVIOUR CALCULATIONS FOR THE CARBON DIOXIDE + 1,2-DIMETHOXYETHANE BINARY SYSTEM WITH A CUBIC EQUATION OF STATE

Sergiu SIMA, Radu C. RACOVIŢĂ, Aurel CHIRILĂ et al. (2019) · Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Chemia

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Analysis of Cooperativity and Group Additivity in the Hydration of 1,2-Dimethoxyethane.

(2021)

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Synthesis of Tris(1,2-dimethoxyethane-O,O')barium Bis(2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-2,5-disilaphospholanide) and the Monomer-Dimer Equilibrium in Toluene Solution.

(1996)

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Isobaric-isothermal molecular dynamics computer simulations of the properties of water-1,2-dimethoxyethane model mixtures

J. Gujt, H. Dominguez, S. Sokolowski et al. (2017) · arXiv (1710.01204v1)

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Why is poly(oxyethylene) soluble in water? Evidence from the thermodynamic profile of the conformational equilibria of 1,2-dimethoxyethane and dimethoxymethane revealed by Raman spectroscopy.

(2014)

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Analogy of the coordination chemistry of alkaline earth metal and lanthanide Ln(2+) ions: the isostructural zoo of mixed metal cages [IM(OtBu)4{Li(thf)}4(OH)] (M=Ca, Sr, Ba, Eu), [MM'6(OPh)8(thf)6] (M=Ca, Sr, Ba, Sm, Eu, M'=Li, Na), and their derivatives with 1,2-dimethoxyethane.

(2007)

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A rare tetranuclear thorium(IV) μ4 -oxo cluster and dinuclear thorium(IV) complex assembled by carbon-oxygen bond activation of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME).

(2014)

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Revisiting Fluorobenzene as Diluents in Ether-Based Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries

Hongji Pan, Tiantian Wang, Yanxin Jiang et al. (2025) · Nature Communications

Cytowania: 2Open AccessDOI ↗PDF ↗

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{5,15-Bis[3,5-bis(6′-methyl-2,2′-bipyridyl-6-yl)phenyl]-10,20-diphenylporphyrin}zinc(II) 1,2-dimethoxyethane 0.296-solvate

Aguri Akitomi, Yuta Kato, Yosuke Hosoya et al. (2026) · IUCrData

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Crystal structure of (dibenzo-21-crown-7)diiodidosamarium(II) 1,2-dimethoxyethane hemisolvate

Hannah B. Wineinger, Joseph M. Sperling, Thomas E. Albrecht (2026) · Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications

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Solvation effect on conformations of 1,2:dimethoxyethane: charge-dependent nonlinear response in implicit solvent models.

(2008)

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Conductivities of 1,2-dimethoxyethane or 1,2-dimethoxyethane-related solutions of lithium salts

M. Yoshio, H. Nakamura, M. Hyakutake et al. (1993) · Journal of Power Sources

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The crystal and molecular structure of dibromo-bis(1,2 dimethoxyethane) titanium(III), tetrabromo(1,2-dimethoxyethane) titanate(III)

G.W.A. Fowles, T.E. Lester, J.S. Wood (1969) · Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry

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Bis(1,2-dimethoxyethane)-1κ(2)O,O';3κ(2)O,O'-tetra-kis-(μ-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexa-fluoro-2-methyl-propan-2-olato)-1:2κ(4)O:O;2:3κ(4)O:O-1,3-dilithium-2-magnesium.

Wurst K, Buchmeiser MR (2012) · Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online

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Synonyms

1,2-DIMETHOXYETHANE · 110-71-4 · Monoglyme · Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether · Glyme · Dimethyl Cellosolve · Dimethoxyethane · Egdme · 2,5-Dioxahexane · Ethane, 1,2-dimethoxy- · Glycol dimethyl ether · Dimethylcellosolve · Hisolve MMM · Ethylene dimethyl ether · Ansul ether 121

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 8071 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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