GENERAL PROPERTIES OF VINYL ACETATE

PROPERTY Formula Weight Critical Temperature Critical Pressure Normal Boiling Point 86.09 246C (474.8F) 574.0 psia (39.0 atm) @ 760 mm Hg = 72.7C (162.9F) VALUE Color Specific Gravity (20/20C) Vapor Density (Air = 1.00) Viscosity @ 20C Freezing Point Heat of Vaporization (1 atm) Heat of Polymerization Specific Heat @ 20C (liq.) Odor Odor Threshold PROPERTY VALUE Clear and colorless 0.934 2.97 0.43 cps -92.8C (-135F) 87.6 cal/g 21.3 Kcal/mole 0.46 cal/g C Not unpleasant, sweetish smell in small quantities 0.5 ppm Reactive with self and variety of other chemicals. Stable when properly stored and inhibited. 2.3% by weight 1% by weight Light promotes polymerization 2.6 x 104 pS/m (1 S = 1 mho) 23.6 dynes/cm 0.00137 per C at 20C 13.4 vol% in air 2.6 vol% in air

Liquid @ 25C = -83.5 Standard Heat of Formation Kcal/mole Heat of Combustion Refractive Index @ 25C = -495 Kcal/mole (n D20) 1.3953 Tag Closed Cup = -8C (18F); Tag Open Cup = -4C (25F) 426.9C (800F) Liquid

Flash Point

Autoignition Temperature Physical State

Reactivity

Relative Evaporation Rate (n8.9 butyl acetate = 1) Vapor Pressure @ 60C Vapor Pressure @ 40C Vapor Pressure @ 20C Antoine Equation: 487.4 mm Hg 222.1 mm Hg 89.1 mm Hg Log P = A - [B/(T+C)] - Log = Base 10 - T = C - P = mm Hg - Range = 10 to 83C - A = 7.51868 - B = 1452.058 - C = 240.588 Water Solubility: - VA in Water @ 20C - Water in VA @ 20C Light Sensitivity Electrical Conductivity @ 23C Surface Tension (20C) Coefficient of Cubical Expansion Upper Flammability Limit Lower Flammability Limit

Equation Coefficients:

The data above are largely extracted from the Design Institute for Physical Properties (DIPPR). The DIPPR Data Compilation File is developed under the direction of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and is updated annually. This database is accessible for on-line computer searching. For more information contact American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5991, Telephone (212) 591-8100.

Document Prepared by the Vinyl Acetate Council, April 2003.