DAROCUR?1173 General DAROCUR?1173is a versatile highly efficient liquid photoinitiator which is used to initiate the photopolymerisation of chemically unsaturated prepolymers - e.g. acrylates - in combination with mono- or multifunctional monomers. Chemical Composition 2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one Molecular weight: 164.2 CAS No. 7473-98-5 Absorption Spectrum (% in Acetonitrile) Physical Properties Appearance: colorless to slightly yellow liquid Odor: slight Miscibility: in most common organic solvents as well as most acrylate based monomers exceeds 50g/100g; practically insoluble in water. Melting point: 4°C Boiling point (at 0.13 mbar ~ 0.1 Torr): 80 - 81°C Flashpoint: > 100°C Density : 1.08 g/cm3 Viscosity (at 20°C): 25 mPa.s