Product name: methyl methacrylate

CAS: 80-62-6

Molecular formula: C5H8O2

Molecular weight: 100.12

Description: Methyl methacrylate is an organic compound with the formula CH2=C(CH3)COOCH3. This colourless liquid, the methyl ester of methacrylic acid (MAA) is a monomer produced on a large scale for the production of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA).

he methyl methacrylates polymerize easily and the range of monomers is used in a number of industries by polymer chemists to design polymers with a broad range of beneficial features: stability, durability, hardness and scratch resistance e.g. Today over 6.57 billion pounds per year of Methacrylic monomers are used worldwide on all continents. 1. Poly -methyl methacrylate (PMMA) being transparent and durable has wide applications in end products such as: rear-lights and instrument clusters for vehicles, appliances and lenses for glasses. PMMA in the form of sheets affords shatter resistant panels for building windows, skylights, bullet proof security barriers, signs & displays, sanitary ware (bathtubs), LCD screens, furniture and many other applications. 2. Coating polymers based on MMA provides outstanding stability against environmental conditions with reduced emission of VOC. 3. Methacrylate polymers are used extensively in medical and dental applications where purity and stability are critical to performance. 4. MMA is a raw material for the manufacture of other methacrylates. These derivatives include ethyl methacrylate (EMA), butyl methacrylate (BMA) and 2-ethyl hexyl methacrylate (2-EHMA). Methacrylic acid (MAA) is used as a chemical intermediate as well as in the manufacture of coating polymers, construction chemicals and textile applications.