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VINYL ACETATE

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Introduction

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Name: ethenyl acetate*
vinyl acetate
ethenyl ethanoate
Chemical Formula: C4H6O2 or CH3COOCHCH2
* IUPAC
Molar Mass:

State of Matter:

86.08924 g

colorless liquid

Mass Percent: C 55.805 %
H 7.0248 %
O 37.169 %
Isomers: butynediol    diepoxybutane    2,3-butanedione    methyl acrylate    γ-butyrolactone    CAS Number: 108-05-4
Classification

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• organic • ester
Uses/Function

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  • "Vinyl acetate, another ester of acetic acid, is used in the manufacture of polyvinyl acetate, a macromolecular material used in water-based latex paints and in glues for paper and wood." 1
Bonding

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Skeletal Formula:
Ball and Stick:

Double Bonds: 2 Triple Bonds: 0 σ Bonds: 11 π Bonds: 2 Total: 13
Carboxyl Groups: 0 Hydroxyl Groups: 0
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(1) - Ebbing, Darrell D. General Chemistry 3rd ed.; Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, MA, 1990; p 128.
 
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