Methacrylamide

Methacrylamide is the organic compound with the formula CH2=C(CH3)C(O)NH2. A colorless or white solid, it is a monomer for the production of polymers and copolymers, some of which are used in hydrogels.[2] Methacrylamide is also a precursor of methyl methacrylate.

Methacrylamide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methylprop-2-enamide
Other names
2-Methacrylamide; 2-Methyl-2-propenamide; 2-Methylacrylamide; 2-Methylpropenamide; α-Methyl acrylic amide; Methacrylic acid amide; Methacrylic amide; Methylacrylamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.094
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H7NO/c1-3(2)4(5)6/h1H2,2H3,(H2,5,6)
    Key: FQPSGWSUVKBHSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C4H7NO/c1-3(2)4(5)6/h1H2,2H3,(H2,5,6)
    Key: FQPSGWSUVKBHSU-UHFFFAOYAG
  • O=C(\C(=C)C)N
Properties
C4H7NO
Molar mass 85.106 g·mol−1
Appearance White odorless crystals[1]
Density 1.10-1.12 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 106 to 109 °C (223 to 228 °F; 379 to 382 K)[1]
Boiling point 215 °C (419 °F; 488 K)[1]
202 g/L (20 °C)[1]
Hazards
510 °C (950 °F; 783 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

References
  1. Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  2. Kornev, Vladimir A.; Grebenik, Ekaterina A.; Solovieva, Anna B.; Dmitriev, Ruslan I.; Timashev, Peter S. (2018). "Hydrogel-assisted neuroregeneration approaches towards brain injury therapy: A state-of-the-art review". Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 16: 488–502. doi:10.1016/j.csbj.2018.10.011. PMC 6232648. PMID 30455858.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.