METHYL CYANOACRYLATEBY VICTORIA TEMPLE

IS THE MOLECULE NATURRALLY OCURRING AND IS IT

SYNTHESIZED?

• THIS MOLECULE IS NOT NATURALLY OCCURING.

• IT CAN BE SYNTHESIZED AND ALSO MAN MADE.

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

• ITS COMES FROM THE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS OF ALKENE, NITRILE, AND

METHYL ESTER.

WHEN WAS IT DISCOVERED?

• IT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1942 BY A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS. ESPECIALLY

BY ONE KNOW AS DR. HARRY COOVER.

HOW WAS IT DISCOVERED?

• THEY WERE TRYING TO SEARCH FOR MATERIALS TO MAKE CLEAR

PLASTIC GUN SIGHTS WHEN A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS STUMBLED UPON IT

AND FOUND THAT IT STUCK TO EVERYTHING IT CAME IN CONTACT

WITH.

WHAT ARE THE DIRECT USES OF THIS PRODUCT?

• IT IS USED TO FORM AN ATTACHMENT BETWEEN TWO

MATERIALS THAT IS NOT EASY TO BREAK.

WHAT ARE THE INDIRECT USES OF THIS PRODUCT?

• WHEN BREATHED IN THIS PRODUCT CAN RELEASE HARMFUL CHEMICALS THAT MAY BE TOXIC TO THE BODY.

HOW HAS THE SYNTHESIS OF THIS MOLECULE CHANGED ITS USES/COST ?

• EVEN FROM THE TIME IT WAS FOUND IT WAS ALWAYS USED TO BOND MATERIALS.

• IT WAS MORE RARE BACK WHEN IT WAS FOUND SO IT IS MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND MORE AFFORDABLE NOW.

WHAT ARE THE INDIRECT RISKS OF USING OR MAKING THIS PRODUCT?

-HEATING IT CAN CAUSE HARMFUL TOXINS THAT ARE BAD TO BREATH IN

-CAN REACT BADLY WITH CERTAIN CLOTHING MATERIALS

WHAT ARE THE DIRECT RISKS OF USING OR MAKING THIS PRODUCT?

-TOXIC

-FLAMMABLE

-MOSTLY PERMANANT

WHAT ARE THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT BENEFITS FROM THIS PRODUCT?

• CAN HOLD THINGS TOGETHER REALLY WELL

• IS CHEAP TO BUY

• FAIRLY EASY TO MAKE

• ISN'T DANGEROUS AS LONG AS NOT SWALLOWED OR HEATED.

ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES THAT COULD BE USED THAT MAY LESSEN THE RISKS?

• KEEP AWAY FROM CLOTHING

• DON’T HEAT IT

• DON’T BREATH IT IN

• DON’T EAT IT

SOURCES :

•HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/CYANOACRYLATE

•HTTP://CHEM.ANSWERS.COM/COMPOUNDS/INFORMATION-ABOUT-METHYL-CYANOACRYLATE

•HTTP://WWW.ADHESIVE.COM/RESOURCES/MSDS/I5-INSTANT-ADHESIVE-MSDS.PDF

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