Specification
Description
PEMA is known to exhibit biocompatibility and in vivo stability in its various use in implants and medical devices. Sorption of low solubility gases in PEMA was observed to be comparatively lower that polymers with high transition temperature.
Synonyms
Poly(Ethyl Methacrylate) Mw 515000
IUPAC Name
ethyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate
Canonical SMILES
CCOC(=O)C(C)=C
InChI
1S/C6H10O2/c1-4-8-6(7)5(2)3/h2,4H2,1,3H3
InChI Key
SUPCQIBBMFXVTL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
243 °F at 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992);117.0 °C
Melting Point
-103 °F (NTP, 1992);-75 °C;-103°F
Flash Point
60 °F (NTP, 1992);68 °F (20 °C) (Open cup);20 °C o.c.;60°F
Density
0.9151 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);0.9135 g/cu cm at 20 °C;Relative density (water = 1): 0.91;0.9151
Solubility
5 to 10 mg/mL at 68° F (NTP, 1992);0.05 M;Slightly soluble in chloroform; miscible with ethanol, ethyl ether;Insoluble in water;In water, 5.4X10+3 mg/L at 25 °C;Solubility in water: poor
Application
Poly(ethyl methacrylate) was used in combination with PVC in preparing new phase-separated polymer electrolyte. It was used to understand the polymer-solvent, polymer-surfactant and solvent-surfactant interaction effects and the intercalation process in nanocomposite preparation method.
Alpha Sort
Poly(ethyl methacrylate)
Autoignition Temperature
740 °F (USCG, 1999);393 °C;450 °C
Color/Form
Colorless, liquid
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Decomposition
When heated to decomposition, it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
EC Number
202-597-5;618-365-5
Exact Mass
114.06808g/mol
Grade
analytical standard
Heat of Vaporization
96 cal/g (4.0X10+5 J/kg; 170 Btu/lb)
LogP
1.94 (LogP);log Kow = 1.94;1.94
Monoisotopic Mass
114.06808g/mol
Other Experimental
Conversion factors (wt/vol): 4.66 mg/cu m is equivalent to 1 ppm;Heat capacity: 1.9 J/(g deg K) at 5.0 mm Hg; Heat of polymerization: 57.7 kJ/mol at 5.0 mm Hg;Thermal stability ranking of hazardous organic compounds: rank 204 on a scale of 1 (highest stability) to 320 (lowest stability);Readily polymerized;Henry's Law constant = 5.7X10 atm-cu m/mol at 25 °C (est);Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 2.0X10-11 cu cm/molec-sec at 25 °C (est)
Packaging
25 g in glass bottle
Refractive Index
Index of refraction: 1.4147 at 20 °C/D
Transition Temperature
Tg 63 °C
UN Number
2277;2277;2277;2277
Vapor Density
3.94 (NTP, 1992) (Relative to Air);20.59 (Air = 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 3.9;3.94
Vapor Pressure
14 mm Hg at 36 °F ; 26.2 mm Hg at 73° F; 67.0 mm Hg at 118° F (NTP, 1992);20.59 mmHg;20.59 mm Hg at 20 °C;Vapor pressure, kPa at 20 °C: 2;14 mmHg at 36°F, 26.2 mmHg at 73°F, 67 mmHg at 118°F