Butyl methacrylate - CAS # 97-88-1
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Chemical Name: Butyl methacrylate
Chemical Formula: C8H14O2
CAS Number: 97-88-1
EC Number (EINECS): 202-615-1
Synonyms: 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, butyl ester;Methacrylic acid, butyl ester;n-Butyl methacrylate;Butyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate;Methacrylic acid n-butyl ester;Butil metacrilato;Butyl 2-methacrylate;Butylmethacrylaat;Methacrylate de butyle;Methacrylsaeurebutylester;2-Methyl-butylacrylaat;2-Methyl-butylacrylat;2-Methyl-butylacrylate;2-Methylacrylic acid, butyl ester;Butylester kyseliny methakrylove;UN 2227;Butyl ester of methacrylic acid;2-Methyl-2-propeno
Use: monomer for acrylic coating resins
Appearance: clear colourless liquid with an ester-like odour
Melting Point: -50 C
Boiling Point: 163 C
Vapor Pressure: 4.9 mm Hg at 20 C
Flash Point: 52 C
Explosion Limits: 2% - 8%
Auto Ignition: 294 C
Water Solubility: reacts
Stability: Stable (though if no stabilizers are present, it may polymerize; typically stabilized through the addition of HQME). Incompatible with strong reducing agents, strong oxidizing agents. Flammable. Water-reactive at high or low pH.
Molecular Weight: 142.1956
Alternate Names: n-Butyl Methacrylate | NBTMETHACRYL8
Department: Organics
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Related Analytes (Butyl methacrylate):
N,N'-di-sec-butyl-p-phenylenediamine 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol 2,2'-(butylimino)diethanol N,N-Dibutylethanolamine Tributylamine Butyl carbonate n-Butylbenzene 2-(N,N-Diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate Secondary butyl acetate Isobutyl acrylate
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