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methyl methacrylate
Sign in to saveAlso known as methyl 2-methylpropenoate, MMA, methyl ester of methacrylic acid, methyl-2-methyl-2-propenoate, methyl 2-methylacrylate, methyl alpha-methylacrylate, methacrylic acid methyl ester, methyl methylacrylate
chemical compound
OverviewAI-generated
Methyl methacrylate is a chemical compound with the formula C₅H₈O₂. Its IUPAC name is methyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate. The substance has a density of 0.94 and a mass of 100.052. It features a melting point of -54 or -48 and a boiling point of 214. The vapor pressure is 29, while the flash point is 50. Solubility is listed as 1.5, and the dynamic viscosity is 0.0006.
Safety data indicates an immediately dangerous to life or health concentration of 4090. The lower flammable limit is 1.7, and the upper flammable limit is 8.2. The time-weighted average exposure limit is 410. The ionization energy is 9.7. Structural properties include an xlogp of 1.4, a topological polar surface area of 26.3, zero hydrogen bond donors, and two hydrogen bond acceptors.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H8O2
- Molecular weight
- 100.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate
- SMILES
- CC(=C)C(=O)OC
- InChIKey
- VVQNEPGJFQJSBK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.4
- Polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
15,713 papers- Methyl methacrylate and respiratory sensitisation: a comprehensive review.Critical reviews in toxicology · 2022
- Methyl methacrylate.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1994
- Hepatotoxicity by methyl methacrylate.Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology · 2021
- Toxicity of methyl methacrylate in dentistry.International dental journal · 2003
- Antimicrobial dental composites with K18-methyl methacrylate and K18-filler.Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- unsaturated compound
- Mass
- 100.052
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- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0426
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=C)C(=O)OC
- Commons category
- Methyl methacrylate
- density
- 0.94
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 4090
- melting point
- -48
- boiling point
- 100.5
- vapor pressure
- 29
- flash point
- 50
- solubility
- 1.5
- lower flammable limit
- 1.7
- upper flammable limit
- 8.2
- ionization energy
- 9.7
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 410
- chemical formula
- C₅H₈O₂
- dynamic viscosity
- 0.0006
- monomer of
- poly(methyl methacrylate)
- subject has role
- bone cement
- different from
- poly(methyl methacrylate)
- found in taxon
- Nicotiana tabacum
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Encyclopedic overview
Methyl methacrylate (MMA) is an organic compound with the formula CH2=C(CH3)COOCH3. This colorless liquid, the methyl ester of methacrylic acid (MAA), is a monomer produced on a large scale for the production of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA).
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “methyl methacrylate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.