76778

Methyl acrylate

analytical standard

• Linear Formula: CH₂=CHCOOCH₃
• CAS Number: 96-33-3
• Molecular Weight: 86.09
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 605396
• EC Number: 202-500-6
• MDL number: MFCD00008627
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329767338
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor density: 3 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 67.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: ≥99.5% (GC)
• autoignition temp.: 874 °F
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• contains: ~0.0015% hydroquinone monomethyl ether as stabilizer
• expl. lim.: 14.5 %
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• refractive index: n20/D 1.402 (lit.); n20/D 1.403
• bp: 80 °C (lit.)
• mp: −75 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.956 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): environmental; petroleum
• format: neat
• SMILES string: COC(=O)C=C
• InChI: 1S/C4H6O2/c1-3-4(5)6-2/h3H,1H2,2H3
• InChI key: BAPJBEWLBFYGME-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

Application

Methyl acrylate can undergo transesterification reaction with 1-butanol under thermal conditions in the presence of hydrochloric acid to yield butyl acrylate as the major product.

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H302 + H312,H315,H317,H319,H331,H335,H412
• pcodes: P210 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P311
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 27.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: -2.8 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter