Itaconic Acid

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itaconic acid [¦id·ə¦kän·ik ′as·əd]

(organic chemistry)

CH₂:C(COOH)CH₂COOH A colorless crystalline compound that decomposes at 165°C, prepared by fermentation withAspergillus terreus;used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in resins and plasticizers.

Itaconic Acid

an unsaturated dibasic carboxylic acid, H₂C=C(COOH)—CH₂COOH; colorless crystals. Melting point, 167°-168°C.

Itaconic acid yields chloranhydride on heating with thionyl chloride; it yields esters upon interaction with alcohols. It combines with halogens and hydrogen halides in a double bond and readily polymerizes during storage (hydroquinone can be used as an inhibitor). Itaconic acid is used in the manufacture of synthetic detergents; its esters are used in the production of copolymers with methacrylates and styrene, and as polyvinylchloride plasticizers.

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No references found			Melt Grafting of Itaconic Acid and its Derivatives onto an Ethylene-Propylene Copolymer," React. Natural oil polyols for waterborne polyurethane dispersions by Argyropoulos, John; Erdem, Bedri; Bhattacharjee, Debkumar; Foley, Paul; Nanjundiah, Kumar / JCT CoatingsTech The stimuli responding properties of PNIPA hydrogels can be modified in several ways, including the copolymerization of NIPA with comonomers, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and itaconic acid (10-12), and the alteration of medium properties by adding surfactants, salts, or cosolvents (13-15). Property modulation of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels by ... by Ham, Myong Jo; Kim, Young Ho / Polymer Engineering and Science Acid comonomers, particularly acrylic and methacrylic acids but also fumaric and itaconic acids, are very commonly added to latex recipes. Latex produced with carboxylic acid comonomer for waterborne ... by Sundberg, Donald / JCT Research			István Szönyi Istvan Tisza István Tisza Istvan Varga István Varga Isuah Isui ISUP Isuridae ISV ISWG ISWIM iSyndicate IT IT calorie IT distributor It Pays to Be Ignorant IT reseller it's a feature ITAA Itabashi Suwa Jinja Ta-Asobi Itabira Itabirite Itabuna itacolumite Itaconic Acid Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki, Taisuke Itaka Italia Italian Italian architecture Italian art Italian Campaign of 1943–45 Italian Campaign of Napoleon 1796–97 Italian Campaign of Suvorov 1799 Italian Communist Party Italian Confederation of Workers Trade Unions Italian Credit Bank Italian East Africa Italian Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature, and Art Italian Festival Italian Greyhound Italian Heritage Parade Italian language Italian Liberal Party Italian literature Italian Locust Italian molding Italian order Italian pointer			ITABBS ITABC ITABE ITABIA Itabira itabirite ITABS ITABTAW Itabuna Itabuna ITAC ITAC-D ITAC-O ITAC-R ITAC-T ITACA ITACC ITACCS ITACEN ITACIES Itacism Itacist iTACITUS itacolumite itacolumite Itaconic Itaconic Acid ITACS ITAD ITADA ITADA ITADS ITADSS ITAE ITAEC ITAEGC ITAEGS ITAEGT ITAER ITAES ITAEU Itaewon District ITAF ITAFE ITAFM Itag Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki, Taisuke ITAGC Itagui Itagüi Itagüí

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