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Ethyl acrylate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Acrylic acid ethyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH2=CHCOOC2H5
CAS Number:
140-88-5
Molecular Weight:
100.12
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329766922
EC Number:
205-438-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773866
MDL number:
MFCD00009188

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Product Name

Ethyl acrylate, analytical standard

InChI key

JIGUQPWFLRLWPJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C5H8O2/c1-3-5(6)7-4-2/h3H,1,4H2,2H3

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)C=C

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

31 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

721 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

contains

~0.002% hydroquinone monomethyl ether as stabilizer

expl. lim.

12.1 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.406 (lit.)
n20/D 1.406

bp

99 °C (lit.)

mp

−71 °C (lit.)

density

0.921 g/mL at 20 °C
0.918 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care
petroleum

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

Ethyl acrylate can undergo anionic polymerization upon initiation by tetrabutylammonium azide in the presence of alkylaluminum bisphenoxides in toluene to yield azide-end poly(ethyl acrylate) (PEA).
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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.

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pictograms

FlameSkull and crossbones
GHS02,GHS06

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Danger

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

WGK 2

flash_point_f

48.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

9 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCN6066
BCCM7363
BCCL3948
BCCH5811
BCCF7422

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Anionic polymerization of ethyl acrylate initiated by tetrabutylammonium azide: direct synthesis of end-clickable polyacrylate
Kataoka Y, et al.
Polym. Chem. (2017)
Marilene S Oliveira et al.
Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology, 10(10), 1546-1555 (2011-07-08)
Singlet molecular oxygen O(2)((1)Δ(g)) is a potent oxidant that can react with different biomolecules, including DNA, lipids and proteins. Many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have been studied as O(2)((1)Δ(g)) chemical traps. Nevertheless, a suitable modification in the polycyclic aromatic ring must
J C O Villanova et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 79(3), 664-673 (2011-09-29)
The design of new excipients that extend the release of drugs from tablets over prolonged periods is essential in reaching enhanced therapeutic performances. In this sense, the objective of this study was to develop new excipients, based on acrylic monomers
Jiaan Shao et al.
Organic letters, 14(21), 5452-5455 (2012-10-26)
Palladium-catalyzed C-H functionalization using guanidine as the directing group was achieved under mild reaction conditions. Various guanidine derivatives were produced in moderate to good yields by using simple unactivated arenes or ethyl acrylate as the source of arylation or olefination
M Monier et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 176(1-3), 348-355 (2009-12-08)
The graft copolymerization of ethyl acrylate (EA) onto natural wool fibers initiated by potassium persulphate and Mohr's salt redox initiator system in limited aqueous medium was carried out in heterogeneous media. Ester groups of the grafted copolymers were partially converted
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