In school I'm doing a project in which the skeletal structure of nail polish needs to be found to determine whether it is polar or nonpolar. By skeletal structure I mean the elements in it and how they are bonded. Thanks, and please answer if you know it!What is the skeletal structure of nail polish?
Definitely non-polar reagents, can't draw or illustrate the coloring agent because it's very complicated. But the solvent is mostly Ethyl Acetate or Butyl Acetate.
Ethyl Acetate: CH3-COO-CH2CH3
Butyl Acetate: CH3-COO-CH2CH2CH3
Quote from Wikipedia.org:
';Most nail polishes are made of nitrocellulose dissolved in a solvent (e.g. butyl acetate or ethyl acetate) and either left clear or colored with various pigments. Basic components included are: film forming agents, resins and plasticizers, solvents, and coloring agents. Adhesive polymers (e.g. tosylamide-formaldehyde resin) ensure the nitrocellulose adheres to the nail's surface. Plasticizers (e.g. camphor) are chemicals that link between polymer chains, spacing them to make the film sufficiently flexible after drying. Pigments and sparkling particles (e.g. mica) add desired color and reflecting characteristics. Thickening agents (e.g. stearalkonium hectorite) are added to maintain the sparkling particles in suspension while in the bottle. Ultraviolet stabilizers (e.g. benozophenone-1) resist color changes when the dry film is exposed to direct sunlight.';
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