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 Monoethyl Ether?

Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 111-90-0. Molecular formula: C6H14O3. Molar mass: 134.17 g/mol. IUPAC: 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanol.

What is the CAS number of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether?

The CAS number of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether is 111-90-0 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether?

Molecular formula: C6H14O3. Molar mass: 134.17 g/mol. logP (XLogP3): -0.5. PSA: 38.7 Å².

What are the GHS hazards of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether?

Under the GHS classification, Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether must be labelled with the following hazard statements: H227 (Combustible liquid), H320 (Causes eye irritation), H372 (Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure).

Where can I buy Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether?

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Where does the chemical data for Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether come from?

Chemical data for Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether comes from authoritative sources: PubChem (NIH), ChEMBL (EBI). PubChem CID: 8146. Compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008), available under the CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether

CAS 111-90-0 · C₆H₁₄O₃ · MW 134.17 g/mol

About Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether

Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 111-90-0, with the molecular formula C₆H₁₄O₃, and a molar mass of 134.17 g/mol.

The molecule contains 23 atoms connected by 22 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanol. 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 = -0.5 (negative value, a hydrophilic compound), polar surface area PSA = 38.7 Å², 1 donors and 3 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	C₆H₁₄O₃
Masa molowa	134.17 g/mol
IUPAC	2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanol
SMILES	`CCOCCOCCO`
InChIKey	`XXJWXESWEXIICW-UHFFFAOYSA-N`
logP (XLogP3)	-0.5
PSA	38.7 Å²
HBD / HBA	1 / 3
PubChem CID	CID 8146 ↗

GHS safety

Sygnał: Niebezpieczeństwo

GHS08

H227 — Substancja ciekła palna

H320 — H320

H372 — Powoduje uszkodzenie narządów poprzez długotrwałe lub powtarzane narażenie

Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

20 artykułów · 9 open access · Źródła: PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar

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A review of the nonclinical safety of Transcutol®, a highly purified form of diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (DEGEE) used as a pharmaceutical excipient.

(2014)

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Improved Biosafety and Transdermal Delivery of Aconitine via Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether-Mediated Microemulsion Assisted with Microneedles.

et al. (2020)

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Review of Pharmaceutical Applications of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether.

(2022)

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Transdermal baicalin delivery using diethylene glycol monoethyl ether-mediated cubic phase gel.

et al. (2015)

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Safety assessment of the pharmacological excipient, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (DEGEE), using in vitro and in vivo systems.

et al. (2019)

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Simultaneous determination of diethylene glycol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, coumarin and caffeine in food items by gas chromatography

et al. (2011)

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Permeation Enhancer in Microemulsions and Microemulsion-Based Gels: A Comparison of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether and Oleyl Alcohol.

(2025)

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Excess Properties, FT-IR Spectral Analysis, and CO<sub>2</sub> Absorption Performance of Monoethanolamine with Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether or Methyldiethanolamine Binary Solutions.

(2025)

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Reproductive effects of diethylene glycol and diethylene glycol monoethyl ether in Swiss CD-1 mice assessed by a continuous breeding protocol.

et al. (1990)

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Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether-mediated nanostructured lipid carriers enhance trans-ferulic acid delivery by Caco-2 cells superior to solid lipid nanoparticles

Zhang Hongyu, Guo Jingwen, Wang Zhi et al. (2023) · Acta Pharmaceutica

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Life-threatening triclopyr poisoning due to diethylene glycol monoethyl ether solvent.

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Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether

David R. Lide (2024) · Handbook of Organic Solvents

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Glycol esters, glycol ethers – Method for the determination of propylene glycol monoethyl ether, 1‐ethoxy‐2‐propanol acetate, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether in workplace air using gas chromatography [Air Monitoring Methods, 2018]

Y. Giesen, C. Friedrich, D. Breuer et al. (2019) · The MAK‐Collection for Occupational Health and Safety

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Water-soluble 1,2,4-triazole with diethylene glycol monoethyl ether groups: synthesis, characterization and application as an electron injection layer for PLEDs.

(2014)

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Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether

(2007) · Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary

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Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Acetate

(2007) · Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary

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Tris(diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether) Citrate

(2007) · Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary

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Investigation of (Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether)

(2017) · Chemical Effects in Biological Systems (CEBS)

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Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether

(1997) · Environmental Health Perspectives

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Reproductive toxicology. Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether.

(1997)

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Dane z PubMed (NIH NLM), OpenAlex (CC0), Semantic Scholar (AI2). AI Summary wygenerowane przez Semantic Scholar TLDR. Artykuły z ikoną wymagają płatnego dostępu.

Synonyms

Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether · 111-90-0 · 2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethanol · CARBITOL · Transcutol · Ethoxydiglycol · Ethyl carbitol · Dioxitol · Ethoxy diglycol · Carbitol solvent · Solvolsol · Ethyl digol · Diethylene glycol ethyl ether · Carbitol cellosolve · Ethanol, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)-

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 8146 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
🌐 Wikidata
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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