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Vinyl alcohol

Base Information Edit
  • Chemical Name:Vinyl alcohol
  • CAS No.:9002-89-5
  • Molecular Formula:(C2H4O)n
  • Molecular Weight:44.05256
  • Hs Code.:39053000
  • European Community (EC) Number:209-183-3,618-340-9,680-790-7
  • ICSC Number:1489
  • NSC Number:108129
  • DSSTox Substance ID:DTXSID8051467
  • Nikkaji Number:J49.638C
  • Wikipedia:Vinyl_alcohol,Ethenol
  • Wikidata:Q409591,Q27120718
  • ChEMBL ID:CHEMBL76101
  • Mol file:9002-89-5.mol
Vinyl alcohol

Synonyms:Alcohol, Polyvinyl;Liquifilm Tears;Polyvinyl Alcohol;Polyviol;Tears, Liquifilm

Suppliers and Price of Vinyl alcohol
Supply Marketing:Edit
Business phase:
The product has achieved commercial mass production*data from LookChem market partment
Manufacturers and distributors:
  • Manufacture/Brand
  • Chemicals and raw materials
  • Packaging
  • price
  • TRC
  • Poly(vinyl alcohol)
  • 1g
  • $ 40.00
  • Tocris
  • Poly(vinyl alcohol)
  • 25G
  • $ 35.00
  • TCI Chemical
  • Poly(vinyl Alcohol) (n=approx. 2,000) (degree of saponification ca. 80mol%)
  • 500g
  • $ 50.00
  • TCI Chemical
  • Poly(vinyl Alcohol) n=1750±50
  • 500g
  • $ 85.00
  • TCI Chemical
  • Poly(vinyl Alcohol) (n=approx. 2,000) (degree of saponification ca. 80mol%)
  • 25g
  • $ 25.00
  • TCI Chemical
  • Poly(vinyl Alcohol) n=1750±50
  • 25g
  • $ 42.00
  • Sigma-Aldrich
  • Polyvinyl alcohol, fully hydrolized (Mw approx. 60000) for synthesis
  • 25 kg
  • $ 1010.00
  • Sigma-Aldrich
  • Polyvinyl alcohol, fully hydrolized (Mw approx. 60000) for synthesis
  • 8438669025
  • $ 980.00
  • Sigma-Aldrich
  • Polyvinyl alcohol United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
  • 100mg
  • $ 399.00
  • Sigma-Aldrich
  • Polyvinyl alcohol 4-88 EMPROVE?ESSENTIALPhEur,USP,JPE
  • 1 kg
  • $ 309.00
Total 267 raw suppliers
Chemical Property of Vinyl alcohol Edit
Chemical Property:
  • Appearance/Colour:white granule 
  • Melting Point:230-240 oC 
  • Refractive Index:1.3810 (estimate) 
  • Boiling Point:23.5oC at 760 mmHg 
  • Flash Point:79 oC 
  • PSA:20.23000 
  • Density:1.30 g/cm3 
  • LogP:0.68790 
  • Storage Temp.:Store below +30°C. 
  • Solubility.:H2O: soluble (hot) 
  • Water Solubility.:soluble in hot water 
  • XLogP3:0.5
  • Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:1
  • Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:1
  • Rotatable Bond Count:0
  • Exact Mass:44.026214747
  • Heavy Atom Count:3
  • Complexity:10.3
Purity/Quality:

90%,98% *data from raw suppliers

Poly(vinyl alcohol) *data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:
  • Pictogram(s): Xn 
  • Hazard Codes:Xn 
  • Statements: 23/24/25-36/38-39/23/24/25-68/20/21/22-20/21/22 
  • Safety Statements: 26-36/37-45-24/25 
MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:
  • Chemical Classes:Plastics & Rubber -> Polymers
  • Canonical SMILES:C=CO
  • Inhalation Risk:No indication can be given about the rate at which a harmful concentration of this substance in the air is reached on evaporation at 20 °C.
  • Effects of Short Term Exposure:May cause mechanical irritation.
  • Uses Medical Applications:
    Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) is utilized in medical devices due to its low protein adsorption, biocompatibility, water solubility, and chemical resistance. Applications include soft contact lenses, eye drops, embolization particles, tissue adhesion barriers, and artificial cartilage.

    Industrial and Commercial Applications:
    Widely used in various industrial sectors for producing end products such as lacquers, resins, surgical threads, and food packaging materials.

    Research and Development:
    Investigated for potential applications in optoelectronics and nanocomposites due to its unique properties.
  • Mechanism of Action Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) serves as a structural material with versatile properties, including mechanical strength, optical clarity, and electrical conductivity, making it suitable for diverse applications.
  • History and Development First prepared in 1924 by hydrolyzing polyvinyl acetate in ethanol with potassium hydroxide.
    Widely used during the first half of the 20th century in various sectors, including industrial, commercial, medical, and food industries.
  • Production Methods Synthesized primarily by hydrolyzing polyvinyl acetate in an alcohol solution with an alkaline catalyst, such as sodium hydroxide.
    Various synthesis routes exist, including radical polymerization of vinyl tert-butyl ether and derivation from poly(vinyl trimethylsilyl ether).
  • Analysis Method PVA synthesis involves standard laboratory techniques, including hydrolysis reactions, polymerization, and purification steps.
    Characterization methods such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning colorimetry (DSC), and spectroscopic analysis are used to evaluate the properties of PVA and its derivatives.
Technology Process of Vinyl alcohol

There total 4 articles about Vinyl alcohol which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:
Guidance literature:
With fluorine; In hexafluoropropylene oxide hexamer-octamer; at 70 - 100 ℃; for 70h; Product distribution / selectivity;
Guidance literature:
With sodium hydroxide; In methanol; water; at 20 ℃; for 0.5h;
DOI:10.1023/A:1023908217728
Downstream raw materials:

maleic acid

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