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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
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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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.