CAS 78-85-3: Methacrolein

Stability Light Sensitive Applications An unsaturated aldehyde used in the manufacture of polymers and synthetic resin. Cancer studies revealed consumption and release of this volatile organic compound in human small cell lung cancer line, a potential cancer biomarker. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package References Sponring, A. et al.: Cancer Biomarkers, 7, 153 (2010); Ligor, M. et al.; Clin. Chem. Lab. Med., 47, 550 92009);

Methacrolein is used in the manufacturing of polymers, synthetic resins and plastics. It acts as a raw material of methylmalonic acid, thermoplastic fuel and in the preparation of 2,3-dibromo-2-methyl-propionaldehyde. It is also used to study the effect limonene oxidation products and the terpene oxidation product. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Methacrolein is a reactive organic compound that is formed when methanol reacts with an acid. Methacrolein can be used as an oxidation catalyst to produce acids from alcohols and water. It has been shown to be more efficient than platinum, molybdenum, or zirconium oxide in this reaction. Methacrolein is also a useful reagent for analytical methods because it reacts with hydrogen peroxide to produce the highly fluorescent molecule methacryloyl peroxide. The reaction mechanism of methacrolein formation has been found to involve an intramolecular hydrogen transfer from the methyl group to the ethyl group on the carbonyl carbon atom.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.