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 Trichloroethylene?

Trichloroethylene is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 127-18-4. Molecular formula: C2Cl4. Molar mass: 165.8 g/mol. IUPAC: 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethene.

What is the CAS number of Trichloroethylene?

The CAS number of Trichloroethylene is 127-18-4 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of Trichloroethylene?

Molecular formula: C2Cl4. Molar mass: 165.8 g/mol. logP (XLogP3): 3.4. PSA: 0 Å².

What are the GHS hazards of Trichloroethylene?

Under the GHS classification, Trichloroethylene must be labelled with the following hazard statements: H351 (Suspected of causing cancer), H411 (Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects).

Where can I buy Trichloroethylene?

Trichloroethylene is available in our shop. View the product: https://epchems.online/products/trichloroethylene-127-18-4/

Where does the chemical data for Trichloroethylene come from?

Chemical data for Trichloroethylene comes from authoritative sources: PubChem (NIH), ChEMBL (EBI). PubChem CID: 31373. Compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008), available under the CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Trichloroethylene

Tetrachloroethylene

CAS 127-18-4 · C₂Cl₄ · MW 165.8 g/mol

About Trichloroethylene

Trichloroethylene is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 127-18-4, with the molecular formula C₂Cl₄, and a molar mass of 165.8 g/mol.

The molecule contains 6 atoms connected by 5 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethene. 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 = 3.4 (positive value, a lipophilic compound), polar surface area PSA = 0 Å², 0 donors and 0 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	C₂Cl₄
Masa molowa	165.8 g/mol
IUPAC	1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethene
SMILES	`C(=C(Cl)Cl)(Cl)Cl`
InChIKey	`CYTYCFOTNPOANT-UHFFFAOYSA-N`
logP (XLogP3)	3.4
PSA	0 Å²
HBD / HBA	0 / 0
PubChem CID	CID 31373 ↗

GHS safety

Sygnał: Uwaga

GHS08

GHS09

H351 — Podejrzewa się, że powoduje raka

H411 — Działa toksycznie na organizmy wodne, powodując długotrwałe skutki

Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

20 artykułów · 4 open access · Źródła: PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar

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Evaluación del riesgo químico por inhalación de percloroetileno en el sector de lavado en seco: comparación entre evaluación cualitativa y cuantitativa, a propósito de un caso.

Acero Mena JD, López-Castro KR, Zambrano-Carrillo MF (2025) · Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales

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Tetrachloroethene-dehalogenating bacteria

J. Damborský (1999) · Folia Microbiologica

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Sorption-mediated organohalide respiration biokinetics of tetrachloroethene.

Ting Y, Lombard N, Sowers KR et al. (2026) · Water research

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Tetrachloroethene (C2Cl4)

(2011) · Gaseous Electronics

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Tetrachloroethylene Is Associated With Presence of Significant Liver Fibrosis: A National Cross-Sectional Study in US Adults.

Su Y, Dodge JL, Lee BP (2025) · Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is a Susceptibility Factor for Perchloroethylene-Induced Liver Effects in Mice.

Cichocki JA, Furuya S, Luo YS et al. (2017) · Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology

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Maternal long-term inhalation exposure to perchloroethylene and prenatal teratogenicity: morphometric, hormonal, and histological study.

Mirazi N, Amini E, Hosseini A et al. (2023) · Toxicology mechanisms and methods

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Tetrachloroethylene.

National Toxicology Program (2011) · Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles

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Mechanism of biochar functional groups in the catalytic reduction of tetrachloroethylene by sulfides.

Yang Y, Piao Y, Wang R et al. (2022) · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

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Biological Enhancement of Tetrachloroethene Dissolution and Associated Microbial Community Changes

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Harnessing Sewage Sludge Microbiota from Wastewater Treatment Plants for Tetrachloroethene Detoxification

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Experimental Evaluation and Mathematical Modeling of Microbially-Enhanced Tetrachloroethene (PCE) Dissolution

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A Modeling Study and Implications of Competition between Dehalococcoides ethenogenes and Other Tetrachloroethene-Respiring Bacteria

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Harnessing Sewage Sludge Microbiota from Wastewater Treatment Plants for Tetrachloroethene Detoxification

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Genomic Characterization of Dehalococcoides mccartyi Strain JNA That Reductively Dechlorinates Tetrachloroethene and Polychlorinated Biphenyls

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Tetrachloroethene reductive dehalogenase

· Springer Handbook of Enzymes

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Genomic Characterization of Dehalococcoides mccartyi Strain JNA That Reductively Dechlorinates Tetrachloroethene and Polychlorinated Biphenyls

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Bioenhanced Dissolution of a Tetrachloroethene (PCE) Pool in a Sand Tank Aquifer System

Sara Klemm

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Tetrachloroethene reductive dehalogenase—PceA

Harry Morrison (2021) · Enzyme Active Sites and their Reaction Mechanisms

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Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria in Polluted Urban Rivers Employ Novel Bifunctional Reductive Dehalogenases to Dechlorinate Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Tetrachloroethene

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Synonyms

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE · Tetrachloroethene · 127-18-4 · Perchloroethylene · Tetrachlorethylene · Perc · Perchlorethylene · Ethene, tetrachloro- · Ethylene tetrachloride · 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethylene · Ankilostin · Didakene · Perclene · Tetracap · Tetropil

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 31373 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
🌐 Wikidata
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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