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Properties of substance:

methyl methacrylate

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C5H8O2

Structural formula as text:

CH2=C(CH3)COOCH3

Molar/atomic mass: 100.116

Melting point (°C):

-48

Boiling point (°C):

100

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: miscible [Ref.]
diethyl ether: miscible [Ref.]
ethanol: miscible [Ref.]
glycerol: sparingly soluble [Ref.]
water: 1.5 (30°C) [Ref.]

Density:

0.946 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions:

  1. Yeild 86%. [Ref.1]
    C6H5Br + CH2=C(CH3)COOCH3 + (CH3CH2)3N → C6H5CH=C(CH3)COOCH3 + (CH3CH2)3NHBr
  2. Yeild 50%. [Ref.1, Ref.2]
    C6H5N2Cl + CH2=C(CH3)COOCH3 → C6H5CH2CCl(CH3)COOH + N2

Refractive index (nD):

1.4162 (20°C)

Vapour pressure (Torr):

5 (-10°C)
20 (11°C)
32 (24°C)
100 (47°C)
400 (82°C)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

191.2 (l)

LD50 (mg/kg):

3600 (white mice, oral)

References:

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 90ed. - CRC Press, 2010. - pp. 5-28
  2. Pohanish R.P. Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens. - 6 ed. - Elsivier, 2012. - pp. 1834-1836
  3. Yalkowsky S.H., Yan H., Jain P. Handbook of aqueous solubility data. – 2nd ed. - CRC Press, 2010. - pp. 152
  4. Вредные вещества в промышленности: Справочник для химиков, инженеров и врачей. - 7-е изд., Т.2. - Л.: Химия, 1976. - pp. 182-184 [Russian]
  5. Краткая химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 3: Мальтаза-Пиролиз. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1964. - pp. 188-189 [Russian]
  6. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 160 [Russian]

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