Introduction
Name: vinyl acetate; ethenyl acetate*; ethenyl ethanoate
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 108-05-4
Molar Mass: 86.08924 g
State of Matter: colorless liquid
Mass Percent: C 55.805 %; H 7.0248 %; O 37.169 %
Isomers: butynediol • diepoxybutane • 2,3-butanedione • methyl acrylate • &gamma
Classification
Uses/Function
• "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
Double Bonds: 2
Triple Bonds: 0
Sigma Bonds: 11
Pi Bonds: 2
Total: 13
Carboxyl Groups: 0
Hydroxyl Groups: 0
For More Information
Sources
(1) - Ebbing, Darrell D. General Chemistry 3rd ed.; Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, MA, 1990; p 128.