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 N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone?

N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 872-50-4. Molecular formula: C5H9NO. Molar mass: 99.13 g/mol. IUPAC: 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one.

What is the CAS number of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone?

The CAS number of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone is 872-50-4 — a unique Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) identifier.

What is the molecular formula of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone?

Molecular formula: C5H9NO. Molar mass: 99.13 g/mol. logP (XLogP3): -0.5. PSA: 20.3 Å².

What are the GHS hazards of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone?

Under the GHS classification, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone must be labelled with the following hazard statements: H360D (May damage the unborn child), H335 (May cause respiratory irritation), H315 (Causes skin irritation), H319 (Causes serious eye irritation).

Where can I buy N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone?

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Where does the chemical data for N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone come from?

Chemical data for N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone comes from authoritative sources: PubChem (NIH), ChEMBL (EBI). PubChem CID: 13387. Compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008), available under the CC-BY 4.0 licence.

N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

CAS 872-50-4 · C₅H₉NO · MW 99.13 g/mol

About N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 872-50-4, with the molecular formula C₅H₉NO, and a molar mass of 99.13 g/mol.

The molecule contains 16 atoms connected by 16 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one. 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 = -0.5 (negative value, a hydrophilic compound), polar surface area PSA = 20.3 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	C₅H₉NO
Masa molowa	99.13 g/mol
IUPAC	1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one
SMILES	`CN1CCCC1=O`
InChIKey	`SECXISVLQFMRJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N`
logP (XLogP3)	-0.5
PSA	20.3 Å²
HBD / HBA	0 / 1
PubChem CID	CID 13387 ↗

GHS safety

Sygnał: Niebezpieczeństwo

GHS07

GHS08

? — H360D

H335 — Może powodować podrażnienie dróg oddechowych

H315 — Działa drażniąco na skórę

H319 — Działa drażniąco na oczy

Scientific literature

Literatura naukowa

20 artykułów · 10 open access · Źródła: PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar

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2,3-Diphenylmaleimide 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one monosolvate

Evgeny Bulatov, Dina Boyarskaya, Tatiana Chulkova et al. (2014) · Acta Crystallographica Section E

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Naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid–1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (1/2)

Xi Li, Youwei Cheng, Ge Peng et al. (2011) · Acta Crystallographica Section E

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NMR spectroscopy and theoretical calculations in the conformational analysis of 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one 3-halo-derivatives.

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Two New Lactam Derivatives from Micromelum falcatum (Lour.) Tan. with Brine Shrimp Larvae Toxicity.

Liu B, Jin X, Chen X et al. (2023) · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

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Crystal structure of poly[bis(ammonium) [bis(μ4-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylato)dizincate] 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one disolvate]

Carlos Ordonez, Marina S. Fonari, Qiang Wei et al. (2016) · Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications

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6-{5-Amino-3-tert-butyl-4-[(E)-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)diazen-yl]-1H-pyrazol-1-yl}-1,3,5-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione-1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-one-water (1/1/1).

Shibata H, Mizuguchi J (2010) · Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online

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N-TERMINAL BROMODOMAIN OF HUMAN BRD2 WITH 1-METHYLPYRROLIDIN-2-ONE

C.W. Chung, P. Bamborough (2012)

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Bioactivities of a New Pyrrolidine Alkaloid from the Root Barks of Orixa japonica

Xin Chao Liu, Daowan Lai, Qi Zhi Liu et al. (2016) · Molecules

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3-(1-Methylpyrrolidin-2-ylidene)-3H-indole sesquihydrate

John A. Joule, Mehdi M. Baradarani, Masomeh Aghazadeh et al. (2009) · Acta Crystallographica Section E

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5-Hydroxy-1-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrolium hydrogensulfate

Yan-Xiong Fang, Hua-Rong Huang, Zhi-Yun Du et al. (2008) · Acta Crystallographica Section E

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Synthesis of 3-benzylidene-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one through 3-chloromethylene-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one.

Julio Seijas, M. Vazquez-Tato, Luis Barreiro-Castro et al. (1999) · Proceedings of The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry

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Using 1-Methylpyrrolidin-2-one

L. R. Subramanian (2004) · Three Carbon-Heteroatom Bonds: Nitriles, Isocyanides, and Derivatives

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N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) ameliorates the hypoxia-reduced osteoblast differentiation via inhibiting the NF-κB signaling.

Li Q, Liu R, Zhao J et al. (2016) · The Journal of toxicological sciences

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Workplace environmental exposure level guide: n-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.

(2022) · Toxicology and industrial health

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An insight into the skin penetration enhancement mechanism of N-methylpyrrolidone.

Cilurzo F, Vistoli G, Selmin F et al. (2014) · Molecular pharmaceutics

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Crystal structure of BRD4 bromodomain 1 with N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (NMP) derivative 5 (1-methyl-4-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one)

O.V. Ilyichova, M.J. Scanlon, P.E. Thompson (2020)

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Viscosity of N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one

Christian Wohlfarth (2017) · Viscosity of Pure Organic Liquids and Binary Liquid Mixtures

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Viscosity of N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one

Ch. Wohlfarth (2008) · Landolt-Börnstein - Group IV Physical Chemistry

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Refractive index of N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one

Christian Wohlfarth (2017) · Optical Constants

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Crystal structure of BRD4 bromodomain 1 with N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (NMP) derivative 7b (1-methyl-4-(4-(piperidin-1-ylsulfonyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-2-one)

O.V. Ilyichova, M.J. Scanlon, P.E. Thompson (2020)

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Synonyms

1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDINONE · 872-50-4 · N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone · N-Methylpyrrolidone · N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone · Methylpyrrolidone · 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone · 1-Methylpyrrolidone · Methyl pyrrolidone · N-Methylpyrrolidinone · 1-Methylpyrrolidinone · n-methyl-pyrrolidone · 1-Methyl-5-pyrrolidinone · 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-methyl- · 1-Methylazacyclopentan-2-one

Data sources

📊 PubChem CID 13387 — NIH
🔬 NIST WebBook — spektroskopia
🌐 Wikidata
💊 ChEMBL — bioaktywność

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