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 Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether?

Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 143-22-6. Molecular formula: C10H22O4. Molar mass: 206.28 g/mol. IUPAC: 2-[2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol.

What is the CAS number of Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether?

The CAS number of Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether is 143-22-6 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether?

Molecular formula: C10H22O4. Molar mass: 206.28 g/mol. logP (XLogP3): 0.4. PSA: 47.9 Å².

What are the GHS hazards of Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether?

Under the GHS classification, Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether must be labelled with the following hazard statements: H318 (Causes serious eye damage).

Where can I buy Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether?

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Where does the chemical data for Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether come from?

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Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether

CAS 143-22-6 · C₁₀H₂₂O₄ · MW 206.28 g/mol

About Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether

Triethylene glycol monobutyl ether is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 143-22-6, with the molecular formula C₁₀H₂₂O₄, and a molar mass of 206.28 g/mol.

The molecule contains 36 atoms connected by 35 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is 2-[2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy]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 = 0.4 (positive value, a lipophilic compound), polar surface area PSA = 47.9 Å², 1 donors and 4 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	C₁₀H₂₂O₄
Masa molowa	206.28 g/mol
IUPAC	2-[2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol
SMILES	`CCCCOCCOCCOCCO`
InChIKey	`COBPKKZHLDDMTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N`
logP (XLogP3)	0.4
PSA	47.9 Å²
HBD / HBA	1 / 4
PubChem CID	CID 8923 ↗

GHS safety

Sygnał: Niebezpieczeństwo

GHS05

H318 — Powoduje poważne uszkodzenie oczu

Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

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Simultaneous targeted and non-targeted analysis of plastic-related contaminants in e-waste impacted soil in Agbogbloshie, Ghana.

Zheng J, Mittal K, Fobil JN et al. (2024) · The Science of the total environment

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Mapping the distribution of contaminants identified by non-targeted screening of passively sampled urban air.

Liu L, Gillet AP, Akiki C et al. (2025) · Chemosphere

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Decoupling support-dependent transport profiles from molecular water motion

Jannik Mehlis, Matthias Wessling (2026) · arXiv (2609.12868v1)

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Kinetics of ferritin crystal formation and melting in acoustically levitated droplets

Anita Girelli, Iason Andronis, Aigerim Karina et al. (2026) · arXiv (2609.11226v1)

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Coarse-graining to create minimalist models for dynamic, end-linked star-polymer networks

Tyla R. Holoman, C. Levi Petix, Michael P. Howard et al. (2026) · arXiv (2609.09594v1)

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Insight into the molecular dynamics of barocaloric molecular crystals using quasi-elastic neutron scattering

Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, David Boldrin, Markus Appel et al. (2026) · arXiv (2608.22091v1)

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Cooperative effects of membrane confinement and gelation on PEG crystallization pathway

Masaki Yoshida, Naoya Yanagisawa, Fumiya Kanie et al. (2026) · arXiv (2608.19724v1)

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Extracting a nitrile-centered, ether-assisted motif hierarchy for lithium-battery electrolyte design from billion-scale molecular space

Yifeng Xia, Guanghui Wang, Sining Wang et al. (2026) · arXiv (2608.16364v1)

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T1, T2, and complex permittivities of hydrogels, paramagnetic salt solutions, and oils at 0.35, 1.5, and 3 Tesla

H Michael Gach, Kerri Prinos, Hannah Sechaga (2026) · arXiv (2608.11117v1)

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Depletant-DNA Induces Chirality in the Condensed Domains of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals

Zeba Afia Hasan, Elizabeth Adeogun, Harold Hatch et al. (2026) · arXiv (2608.08970v1)

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Finite-Resolution Identifiability and Measurement Design for Molecular Conformer Spectroscopy

Megan Simons, Jonathan Washburn (2026) · arXiv (2608.02637v1)

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Mode-Resolved Light Scattering Recovers Polymer Thermodynamics in Solutions with Trace Large-Mass Scatterers

Noriaki Mizumoto, Takashi Yasuda, Hiroshi Hinou et al. (2026) · arXiv (2607.26576v2)

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Ethaline deep eutectic solvent under nanoconfinement: Unveiling structural and dynamical changes

Kamar Mohammad Nadim, Mozhdehei Armin, Lefort Ronan et al. (2026) · arXiv (2607.07090v1)

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Using fast-reactive crosslinkers to modulate the internal structure of thermoresponsive microgels

Ballin Elisa, Brasili Francesco, Sztucki Michael et al. (2026) · arXiv (2606.17701v1)

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Cobalt-Catalysed Chain Transfer Polymerisation Enables Soft Methacrylate Nematic Elastomers for Switchable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesion

Noboru Koshimizu, Mohand O. Saed (2026) · arXiv (2606.15403v1)

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Predicting Physical and Physical-Chemical Properties of Molecular-Based Materials Using Computational Neural Networks

Andrei A. Gakh, Bobby G. Sumpter, Donald W. Noid (2026) · arXiv (2606.09560v1)

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MicroCup: A Cryogenic Specimen Preparation Strategy for Atom Probe Tomography of Organic Molecular Liquids

Kuan Meng, Florian Groll, Sebastian Eich et al. (2026) · arXiv (2606.05147v1)

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NBN: protein instability, ALL susceptibility.

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Severe poisoning after accidental pediatric ingestion of glycol ethers.

Wang GS, Yin S, Shear B et al. (2012) · Pediatrics

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A new type of serine-containing glycopeptidolipid from Mycobacterium xenopi.

Rivière M, Puzo G (1991) · The Journal of biological chemistry

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Synonyms

TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER · 143-22-6 · Butoxytriglycol · 2-[2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol · Butyltriglycol · Ethanol, 2-[2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy]- · 2-(2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethanol · HSDB 5645 · EINECS 205-592-6 · UNII-OC116GRO69 · BRN 1750600 · OC116GRO69 · Ethanol, 2-(2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy)- · AI3-30236 · BUTETH-3

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 8923 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
🌐 Wikidata
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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