Alkyl methacrylates physical properties

Selected physical properties of various methacrylate esters, amides, and derivatives are given in Tables 1—4. Tables 3 and 4 describe more commercially available methacrylic acid derivatives. A2eotrope data for MMA are shown in Table 5 (8). The solubiUty of MMA in water at 25°C is 1.5%. Water solubiUty of longer alkyl methacrylates ranges from slight to insoluble. Some functionalized esters such as 2-dimethylaniinoethyl methacrylate are miscible and/or hydrolyze. The solubiUty of 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate in water at 25°C is 13%. Vapor—Hquid equiUbrium (VLE) data have been pubHshed on methanol, methyl methacrylate, and methacrylic acid pairs (9), as have solubiUty data for this ternary system (10). VLE data are also available for methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, methyl a-hydroxyisobutyrate, methanol, and water, which are the critical components obtained in the commercially important acetone cyanohydrin route to methyl methacrylate (11). 

This paper reports on the synthesis, characterisation, and applications of novel flame retardant dibromostyrene-based latexes. They are copolymers of dibromostyrene with butadiene, alkyl acrylates and methacrylates, vinyl acetate, styrene and unsaturated carboxylic acids, which form a wide variety of flame retardant latexes via an emulsion polymerisation technique. Choice of monomer or monomer blend is based upon the final glass transition temperature of the copolymer desired. Other criteria include desired physical properties and chemical resistance. Dibromostyrene-based butadiene and acryUc latexes are shown to possess the desired physical properties for use in coatings, adhesives and sealants, and the bromine content of the latexes has enabled the material to pass six different flammability requirements for the end uses such as textile backcoating, latex-based paint, contact adhesive, latex sealant, nonwoven binder, and carpet backing. 18 refs. 

With increasing size of the alkyl ester group in the methacrylate polymers, the relaxations become more complicated and the physical properties undergo progressive changes. In particular, motion of the ester groups contributes to the... 

Poly(l,4-pentadiene-alt-MA), 343, 348, 586 Poly(phenanthrene-alt-MA), 376, 660 Poly(phenylacetylene), MA grafted, 471 Poly(phenylacetylene-co-MA), 335, 660 Poly(2-phenylallyl alcohol-alt-MA), 331, 660 Poly(4-phenyl-l-butene-alt-MA), 340, 341 Poly(/- 1-phenylethyl methacrylate-co-MA), optically active polymer, 383 Poly(/-1-phenylethyl vinyl ether-alt-MA), optically active polymer, 383 Poly(5-phenyl-l-pentene-alt-MA), 340, 341 Poly( l-phenyl-4-pentene- 1-one-alt-MA), 314 Poly(3-phenyl propene-l-alt-MA), 341 Poly(o-phenylstyrene-alt-MA), 373 Poly(2-phenylvinyl alkyl ethers-alt-MA), 318 Poly(2-phenylvinyl alkyl thioethers-alt-MA), 318 Poly(phenyl vinyl ether-alt-MA), 318, 394 Poly(phenyl-o-vinyl formal-alt-MA), 328 Poly(phenyl vinyl ketone-co-MA), physical properties, 290... 

The nature of the alkyl group from the esterifying alcohol, the molecular weight, and the tacticity determine the physical and chemical properties of methacrylate ester polymers. 

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