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477028

2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate

≥99%, contains ≤50 ppm monomethyl ether hydroquinone as inhibitor

Synonym(s):

1,2-Ethanediol mono(2-methylpropenoate), Glycol methacrylate, HEMA

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Linear Formula:
CH2=C(CH3)COOCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
868-77-9
Molecular Weight:
130.14
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24871325
MDL number:
MFCD00002863
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1071583

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InChI key

WOBHKFSMXKNTIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H10O3/c1-5(2)6(8)9-4-3-7/h7H,1,3-4H2,2H3

SMILES string

CC(=C)C(=O)OCCO

vapor density

5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.01 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥99%

contains

≤50 ppm monomethyl ether hydroquinone as inhibitor

refractive index

n20/D 1.453 (lit.)

bp

67 °C/3.5 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.073 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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General description

2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) is biocompatible in nature. Polymeric hydrogel scaffold can be produced by polymerizing HEMA in water.

Application

A polymeric hydrogel for drug delivery. Patent has been applied for the development of artificial cornea or KPro, it is composed of pHEMA (polymerized from HEMA) and poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA). HEMA may be used as a macromonomer for the synthesis of 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate-poly(ε-caprolactone) (HEMA-PCL) by coordinated anionic ring opening polymerization (ROP). 

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

222.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

106 °C - closed cup

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MKCZ9739
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MKCZ3268
MKCX8640
MKCX4662

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Chiellini, F., et al.
Biomedical Polymers and Polymer Therapeutics, 63 (2001)
Synthesis of graft copolymers of poly(methacrylic acid)-g-poly(?-caprolactone) by coupling ROP and RAFT polymerizations
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