Catalog Number
ACM25038873-2
Product Name
Poly(vinyl methyl ketone)
Category
Hydrophobic Polymers; Polymers
Synonyms
Polybutenone, Atactic poly(methyl vinyl ketone), 3-Buten-2-one polymer, Methyl vinyl ketone polymer
Description
The polymer product is a hydrophobic material that is insoluble in water or other polar solvents.
Molecular Weight
average Mw ~500,000 by GPC
Molecular Formula
[CH2CH(COCH3)]n
Canonical SMILES
CC(=O)C=C
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H6O/c1-3-4(2)5/h3H,1H2,2H3
InChI Key
FUSUHKVFWTUUBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
179 °F at 760 mm Hg (EPA, 1998);81.4 °C;81.4 °C;81 °C;179°F
Melting Point
20 °F (EPA, 1998);FP: 20 °F = -7 °C = 266 deg K;-7 °C;20°F
Flash Point
20 °F (EPA, 1998);20 °F (-7 °C) (Closed cup);30 °F (open cup);-7 °C c.c.;20°F
Density
1.12 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Solubility
greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 72° F (NTP, 1992);Easily sol in methanol, ethanol, ether, acetone, glacial acetic acid; slightly sol in hydrocarbons.;Slightly soluble in carbon tetrachloride; soluble in benzene;Solubility in water: good
Application
Our hydrophobic polymers are used as coatings, adhesives, fibers, films and engineering plastics. Furthermore, they are widely used as biomedical polymers for vascular grafts, implants and ophthalmic applications.
Color/Form
Colorless liquid
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Features And Benefits
This product has good hydrophobicity to meet your specific application needs
Heat of Vaporization
203 BTU/lb = 113 cal/g = 4.73x10+5 J/kg
Log P
log Kow = 0.41 (est);0.117 (estimated)
MeSH Entry Terms
3-buten-2-one;methyl vinyl ketone;methylvinyl ketone
Monoisotopic Mass
70.041865g/mol
Odor
Pungent odor;Odor concn (low) = 0.5720 mg/cu m. Odor concn (high) = 0.5720 mg/cu m.
Other Experimental
Forms binary azeotrope with water; BP: 75 °C at 760 mm Hg (12% water) ... polymerizes on standing.;Heat of Polymerization: -455 BTU/lb= -253 cal/g= -10.6X10+5 J/kg; ratio of specific heats of vapor (gas): 1.1053;Liquid heat capacity = 0.400 BTU/lb-deg F at 70 °F;Liquid thermal conductivity= 1.048 BTU-in/hr-sq ft-deg F at 70 °C;Saturated vapor density = 0.01714 lb/cu ft at 70 °F;Ideal gas heat capacity = 0.302 BTU/lb-deg F at 80 °F;1 mg/cu m = 0.34 ppm; 1 ppm = 2.91 mg/cu m;Henry's Law constant = 4.65X10-5 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 1.88X10-11 cu-cm/molc sec at 25 °C
Refractive Index
n20/D 1.5 (lit.)
Stability
POLYMERIZES ON STANDING
UN Number
1251;1251;1251;1251
Vapor Density
2.41 (EPA, 1998) (Relative to Air);2.41 (Air = 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 2.4;2.41
Vapor Pressure
86 mm Hg at 72 °F ; 276 mm Hg at 124° F; 661 mm Hg at 167° F (NTP, 1992);152 mm Hg at 25 °C (est);Vapor pressure, kPa at 25 °C: 11;86 mmHg at 72°F
Viscosity
0.807 Cp at 70 °F