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 Trisodium citrate?

Trisodium citrate is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 68-04-2. Molecular formula: C₆H₅Na₃O₇. Molar mass: 258.07 g/mol. IUPAC: trisodium;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate.

What is the CAS number of Trisodium citrate?

The CAS number of Trisodium citrate is 68-04-2 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of Trisodium citrate?

Molecular formula: C₆H₅Na₃O₇. Molar mass: 258.07 g/mol. PSA: 141 Å².

Where can I buy Trisodium citrate?

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Where does the chemical data for Trisodium citrate come from?

Chemical data for Trisodium citrate comes from authoritative sources: PubChem (NIH), ChEMBL (EBI). PubChem CID: 6224. Compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008), available under the CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Trisodium citrate

CAS 68-04-2 · C₆H₅Na₃O₇ · MW 258.07 g/mol

About Trisodium citrate

Trisodium citrate is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 68-04-2, with the molecular formula C₆H₅Na₃O₇, and a molar mass of 258.07 g/mol.

The molecule contains 21 atoms connected by 17 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is trisodium;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate. 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, polar surface area PSA = 141 Å², 1 donors and 7 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	C₆H₅Na₃O₇
Masa molowa	258.07 g/mol
IUPAC	trisodium;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
SMILES	`C(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O.[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]`
InChIKey	`HRXKRNGNAMMEHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-K`
logP (XLogP3)	—
PSA	141 Å²
HBD / HBA	1 / 7
PubChem CID	CID 6224 ↗

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Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

11 artykułów · 5 open access · Źródła: PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar

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Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Trisodium‐1,3,5‐Benzene Tricarboxylate as a Low‐Voltage Anode Material for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Abhinav Tripathi, Yingqian Chen, Harihara Padhy et al. (2019) · Energy Technology

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Zoledronate Trisodium

(2020) · Definitions

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Mangafodipir Trisodium

(2020) · Definitions

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Pentetate Calcium Trisodium

(2020) · Definitions

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Gadofosveset Trisodium

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Pentetate Zinc Trisodium

(2020) · Definitions

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Trisodium Heptaphosphide and Trisodium Undecaphosphide

Wolfgang Hönle, Hans Georg Von Schnering, D. W. Murphy (1995) · Inorganic Syntheses

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Trisodium 2-Hydroxypropane-1,2,3-Tricarboxylate Encapsulated Nanocontainer-Based Template-Free Electrochemical Synthesis of Multidimensional Copper/Copper Oxide Nanoparticles

Mona Saini, Nutan Rani, Asifa Mushtaq et al. (2022) · Springer Proceedings in Materials

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Trisodium Pyrophosphate

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Trisodium 8-aminopyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonate

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Specification for Trisodium Phosphate (Discontinued 2001)

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Synonyms

Sodium citrate · 68-04-2 · TRISODIUM CITRATE · Natrocitral · Citrosodine · Citric acid, trisodium salt · Trisodium citrate, anhydrous · sodium citrate, anhydrous · Citnatin · Citrosodina · Citrosodna · Citreme · trisodium-citrate · anhydrous sodium citrate · Anhydrous trisodium citrate

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 6224 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
🌐 Wikidata
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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