acrylaten.
/ˈakrɪleɪt/, U.S. /ˈækrəˌleɪt/ 1. Chemistry. A salt or ester, or the anion, of acrylic acid. Also called propenoate.The acrylate anion is CH2=CHCOO−.cyano-, hydr-, methacrylate, etc.: see the first element.
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oxalic ether1788
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imino-ester1897
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1843 Chem. Gaz. 1 Dec. 723 With oxide of silver it [sc. acroleine] becomes very strongly heated, and there is formed acrylate of silver.
1873 A. W. Williamson Chem. for Students (ed. 3) §302 By its [sc. acrolein's] oxidation, hydric acrylate is formed.
1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) vii. 185 Further cases of isomerism occur when the alcohol on the one hand, or the acid on the other, is unsaturated, e.g. allyl propionate and propyl acrylate.
1977 J. March Adv. Org. Chem. (ed. 2) xv. 726 Good yields can be obtained even from less reactive dienophiles, e.g., methyl acrylate, if the reaction is catalyzed by AlCl3.
1996 New Scientist 30 Mar. 21/2 The scientists found that an enzyme called subtilisin could be fooled into adding a sticky vinyl acrylate group extension on one arm of each sucrose molecule.
2. Any of various synthetic polymers made from acrylic acid and its esters, typically used in paints and adhesives. Frequently attributive, esp. in acrylate resin. Cf. acrylic n. 1.Also called polyacrylate.
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Parkesine1862
succinite1868
linoxyn1876
polyanhydride1900
polyether1922
casein plastic1925
alkyd resin1928
polyolefin1930
acrylate1934
polymethyl acrylate1936
polyurethane1939
polytetrafluoroethylene1946
1934 Brit. Patent 421,541 3/1 At low temperatures, the acrylate films strengthen the brittle nitrocellulose film.
1938 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 42 100 The problem of choosing between cellulose acetate and acrylate resin plastics for aircraft windows.
1953 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 41I/2 Polymethyl acrylate is tough and rubbery; polyethyl acrylate is softer and more rubbery; polybutyl acrylate is sticky..polyoctyl acrylate..is almost liquid in consistency.
1989 Hydrocarbon Processing Nov. 110/2 Acrylate-modified PVC is manufactured by grafting VC monomer on an acrylic latex using suspension PVC technology.
2008 Building Design (Nexis) 19 Sept. 18 We gave some thought to alternatives for the steel plate, then proposed a modified acrylate adhesive.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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