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Copovidone
(C6H9NO)n + (C4H6O2)m (n = 1.16m) Acetic acid ethenyl ester polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidone;
1-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone polymer with vinyl acetate;
(Poly[(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)ethylene-co-(1-acetoxyethylene)]);
Copolymer of 1-ethenylpyrrolidin-2-one and ethenyl acetate [25086-89-9]

DEFINITION

Copovidone is a copolymer of 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate in the mass proportion of 3:2. It contains NLT 7.0% and NMT 8.0% of nitrogen (N: 14.01), and NLT 35.3% and NMT 42.0% of vinyl acetate (C4H6O2: 86.09), calculated on the dried basis.

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