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 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