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155721

Sigma-Aldrich

Methacrylic acid

contains 250 ppm MEHQ as inhibitor, 99%

Synonym(s):

2-Methacrylic acid, 2-Methylpropenoic acid

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Linear Formula:
H2C=C(CH3)COOH
CAS Number:
79-41-4
Molecular Weight:
86.09
Beilstein:
1719937
EC Number:
201-204-4
MDL number:
MFCD00002651
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24849561
NACRES:
NA.23
pH:
2.0-2.2 (20 °C, 100 g/L)

vapor density

>3 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

752 °F

contains

250 ppm MEHQ as inhibitor

refractive index

n20/D 1.431 (lit.)

pH

2.0-2.2 (20 °C, 100 g/L)

bp

163 °C (lit.)

mp

12-16 °C (lit.)

density

1.015 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C=C(C)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H6O2/c1-3(2)4(5)6/h1H2,2H3,(H,5,6)

InChI key

CERQOIWHTDAKMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methacrylic acid (MAA) is an organic compound, colorless, viscous liquid. It is a monofunctional methacrylayte monomer. It is soluble in warm water and miscible in most organic solvents. MAA is used as a starting material for the production of its esters, especially methyl methacrylate and poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA).

Application

MAA is used to synthesize poly(methacrylic acid)-g-poly(ε-caprolactone) copolymers, polymeric blends with PMMA and hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)-MAA hydrogels.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

152.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

67 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

PDSCL

Deleterious substance

PRTR

Class I Designated Chemical Substances

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 3 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water soluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

155721-5G:4548173107790
155721-VAR:
155721-2.5L:
155721-25ML:
155721-18KG:4548173107769
155721-2KG:4548173228310
155721-1L:
155721-100G:4548173107752
155721-3KG:4548173107776
155721-500ML:
155721-500G:4548173107783
155721-BULK:

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Lot/Batch Number
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SDBB2221
STBL4176
SDBB1406
STBL3187

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Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer
(RAFT) Polymerization
Moad G, et al.
Material Matters, 5(1) (2010)
Synthesis of graft copolymers of poly(methacrylic acid)-g-poly(?-caprolactone) by coupling ROP and RAFT polymerizations
Kiehl J, et al.
Polymer, 53(3), 694-700 (2012)
Thomas J Dursch et al.
Biomaterials, 35(2), 620-629 (2013-10-24)
Two-photon confocal microscopy and back extraction with UV/Vis-absorption spectrophotometry quantify equilibrium partition coefficients, k, for six prototypical drugs in five soft-contact-lens-material hydrogels over a range of water contents from 40 to 92%. Partition coefficients were obtained for acetazolamide, caffeine, hydrocortisone
Josué A Torres-Ávalos et al.
Polymers, 13(4) (2021-03-07)
Design of a smart drug delivery system is a topic of current interest. Under this perspective, polymer nanocomposites (PNs) of butyl acrylate (BA), methacrylic acid (MAA), and functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTsf) were synthesized by in situ emulsion polymerization (IEP). Carbon
Alexandra Muñoz-Bonilla et al.
Polymers, 12(12) (2020-12-03)
Several hydrogels based on 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and a methacrylic monomer containing a thiazole group in its lateral chain have been prepared by thermal polymerization at 60 °C in water solution varying the chemical composition of the gels. The posterior quaternization
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