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SV_BubbleTimeyesterday at 8:50 PM1 replyview on HN

Also… Uncure is a popular brand of cyanoacrylate remover. This is already a solved problem it seems.


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danbrucyesterday at 8:58 PM

Never heard that name, but according to their safety data sheet [1] it is 95+ % dimethylformamide [2]. Not too different from acetone, with a additional dimethylamin group. Acetone-free nail polish remover usually contains primarily ethyl acetate [3] which is also structurally similar.

[1] https://bsi-inc.com/sds_pdf/sds_un_cure.pdf

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylformamide

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_acetate

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