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 Methylene Chloride?

Methylene Chloride is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 75-09-2. Molecular formula: CH₂Cl₂. Molar mass: 84.93 g/mol.

What is the CAS number of Methylene Chloride?

The CAS number of Methylene Chloride is 75-09-2 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of Methylene Chloride?

Molecular formula: CH₂Cl₂. Molar mass: 84.93 g/mol. logP (XLogP3): 1.25.

What are the GHS hazards of Methylene Chloride?

Under the GHS classification, Methylene Chloride must be labelled with the following hazard statements: H351 (Suspected of causing cancer).

Where can I buy Methylene Chloride?

Methylene Chloride is available in our shop. View the product: https://epchems.online/products/methylene-chloride/

Where does the chemical data for Methylene Chloride come from?

Chemical data for Methylene Chloride comes from authoritative sources: PubChem (NIH). PubChem CID: 6344. Compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008), available under the CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Methylene Chloride

Dichlorometan

CAS 75-09-2 · CH₂Cl₂ · MW 84.93 g/mol

About Methylene Chloride

Methylene Chloride is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 75-09-2, with the molecular formula CH₂Cl₂, and a molar mass of 84.93 g/mol.

The molecule contains 5 atoms connected by 4 chemical bonds. 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 = 1.25 (positive value, a lipophilic compound). 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	CH₂Cl₂
Masa molowa	84.93 g/mol
IUPAC	—
SMILES	`ClCCl`
InChIKey	—
logP (XLogP3)	1.25
PSA	—
HBD / HBA	—
PubChem CID	CID 6344 ↗

GHS safety

Sygnał: Uwaga

GHS08

H351 — Podejrzewa się, że powoduje raka

Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

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

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NTP Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) (CAS No. 75-09-2) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Inhalation Studies).

(1986) · National Toxicology Program technical report series

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Dichloromethane is widely used in industrial processes, food preparation, and agriculture and has been used as an inhalation anesthetic and as a fumigant for grain and strawberries.

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Studies on the nitration of toluene with a nitric acid(V)/dichloromethane mixture

Andrzej Nastała, Paweł Maksimowski, Waldemar Tomaszewski (2018) · Materiały Wysokoenergetyczne / High Energy Materials

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Aquilariae Lignum Methylene Chloride Fraction Attenuates IL-1β-Driven Neuroinflammation in BV2 Microglial Cells.

Lee JS, Jeon YJ, Kang JY et al. (2020) · International journal of molecular sciences

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Methylene Chloride.

Phillips JA (2018) · Workplace health & safety

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Methylene Chloride Comment.

Goodwin J, Holm F (2023) · New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS

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Synonyms

Methylene chloride · DCM

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 6344 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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