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.

Musk Pure is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 1222-05-5. Molecular formula: C18H26O. Molar mass: 258.4 g/mol. IUPAC: 4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-1,3,4,7-tetrahydrocyclopenta[g]isochromene.

What is the CAS number of Musk Pure?

The CAS number of Musk Pure is 1222-05-5 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of Musk Pure?

Molecular formula: C18H26O. Molar mass: 258.4 g/mol. logP (XLogP3): 4.8. PSA: 9.2 Å².

What are the GHS hazards of Musk Pure?

Under the GHS classification, Musk Pure must be labelled with the following hazard statements: H400 (Very toxic to aquatic life), H410 (Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects).

Where can I buy Musk Pure?

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Where does the chemical data for Musk Pure come from?

Chemical data for Musk Pure comes from authoritative sources: PubChem (NIH), ChEMBL (EBI). PubChem CID: 91497. Compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008), available under the CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Musk Pure

Galaxolide

CAS 1222-05-5 · C₁₈H₂₆O · MW 258.4 g/mol

About Musk Pure

Musk Pure is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 1222-05-5, with the molecular formula C₁₈H₂₆O, and a molar mass of 258.4 g/mol.

The molecule contains 45 atoms connected by 47 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is 4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-1,3,4,7-tetrahydrocyclopenta[g]isochromene. 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 = 4.8 (positive value, a lipophilic compound), polar surface area PSA = 9.2 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	C₁₈H₂₆O
Masa molowa	258.4 g/mol
IUPAC	4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-1,3,4,7-tetrahydrocyclopenta[g]isochromene
SMILES	`CC1COCC2=CC3=C(C=C12)C(C(C3(C)C)C)(C)C`
InChIKey	`ONKNPOPIGWHAQC-UHFFFAOYSA-N`
logP (XLogP3)	4.8
PSA	9.2 Å²
HBD / HBA	0 / 1
PubChem CID	CID 91497 ↗

GHS safety

Sygnał: Uwaga

GHS09

H400 — Działa bardzo toksycznie na organizmy wodne

H410 — Działa bardzo toksycznie na organizmy wodne, powodując długotrwałe skutki

Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

8 artykułów · 2 open access · Źródła: PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar

📈 Timeline publikacji (8 artykułów)

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Galaxolide and tonalide modulate neuroendocrine activity in marine species from two taxonomic groups.

Ehiguese FO, Rodgers ML, Araújo CVM et al. (2021) · Environmental research

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Derivation of predicted no effect concentration and ecological risk assessment of polycyclic musks tonalide and galaxolide in sediment.

Li W, Wang L, Wang X et al. (2022) · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

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Biological responses of alga Euglena gracilis to triclosan and galaxolide and the regulation of humic acid.

Ding T, Wei L, Hou Z et al. (2022) · Chemosphere

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Galaxolide and Irgacure 369 are novel environmental androgens.

Li M, Wang R, Wang P (2023) · Chemosphere

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Ball-milled biochar for galaxolide removal: Sorption performance and governing mechanisms.

Zhang Q, Wang J, Lyu H et al. (2019) · The Science of the total environment

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Individual and combined toxicity of silver nanoparticles and triclosan or galaxolide in the freshwater algae Euglena sp.

Ding T, Wei L, Yue Z et al. (2023) · The Science of the total environment

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Adverse effect of environmental androgenic compounds Galaxolide and Irgacure 369 on the male reproductive system.

Li M, Wang P (2023) · Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)

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Preliminary assessment of galaxolide bioaccessibility in raw and cooked FISH.

Trabalón L, Alves RN, Castro Ó et al. (2018) · Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association

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Synonyms

Galaxolide · 1222-05-5 · Abbalide · Galoxolide · HHCB · Pearlide · Galaxolide White · hexamethylindanopyran · Cyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran, 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl- · Hexahydrohexamethyl cyclopentabenzopyran · 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-cyclopenta-gamma-2-benzopyran · 14170060AT · CHEBI:83784 · Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-gamma-2-benzopyran · 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylindeno(5,6-c)pyran

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 91497 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
🌐 Wikidata
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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