General Info
CAS Number: Molecular Formula: Molecular Weight: Classifications:	108-05-4 C4H6O2                                              86.09 Monomer

Synonyms:
VAM; acetic acid, vinyl ester; acetic acid, ethenyl ester; ethenyl acetate; ethenyl ethanoate; vinyl acetate monomer; 1-acetoxyethylene; VA

Description:
Vinyl acetate is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor.

Water solubility, grams/liter Density, grams per milliliter Pounds per gallon Boiling point Flash point (closed cup) Freezing point

23 0.934 7.78 72.7°C                                                --8°C --93°C

Product Uses
Vinyl acetate homopolymer emulsions and vinyl acrylic copolymer emulsions are base resins for water-based paints, adhesives, paper coatings and textile finishes. (Emulsion polynmers are also called latexes or dispersions.)
Vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer emulsions (with relatively large percentages of vinyl acetate) have similar uses.
Ethylene vinyl acetate solid copolymers (with relatively small percentages of vinyl acetate) are used as hot melt adhesives and coatings.
Vinyl acetate is a raw material for ethylene vinyl alcohol polymers, which because of their excellent barrier properties are used to make flexible food packaging films and liners for automobile gas tanks.
Vinyl acetate is also a raw material for polyvinyl alcohol, which is a component of adhesives and paints and is also a raw material for polyvinyl butyral. PVB resin forms the transparent adhesive film that bonds layers of "safety glass" together. The consumer products upon which PVB use depends are therefore automobile windshields and the windows of commercial buildings.

Regulatory Numbers
Index Number: 607-023-00-0
EINECS Number: 203-545-4
UN Number: 1301

Manufacturing Sites  
Region                                              City
North America                                 USA Bay City, TX
                                                           USA Clear Lake, TX
                                                           Mexico Cangrejera
Europe                                              Germany Frankfurt-Hoechst
                                                           Spain Tarragona
Asia                                                    Singapore Jurong Island

Packaging
Bulk, Drums

Other Information
Structure