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Methyl acrylate

analytical standard

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

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

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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.

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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Pictograms

FlameSkull and crossbones
GHS02,GHS06

Signal Word

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 Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

27.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-2.8 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

PRTR

Class I Designated Chemical Substances

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 1 petroleums
Hazardous rank II
Water insoluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

76778-1ML-F:4548173358444
76778-BULK-F:
76778-VAR-F:
76778-5ML-F:4548173358451

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCF4354
BCBZ8471
BCBS5876V
BCBR1099V
BCBL3504V

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Organic Chemistry (2008)
María B Blanco et al.
Environmental science & technology, 44(18), 7031-7036 (2010-08-24)
A product study is reported on the gas-phase reactions of OH radicals and Cl atoms with methyl acrylate. The experiments were performed in a 1080-L quartz-glass chamber in synthetic air at 298 ± 2 K and 760 ± 10 Torr
Enqi Jin et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(5), 1729-1738 (2011-02-10)
Inexpensive and biodegradable thermoplastics were developed through graft polymerization of native chicken feather with methyl acrylate as a potential substitute for petroleum products. Poultry feathers are available in large quantities at a low price. However, natural chicken feathers have poor
Boris Neuwald et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(3), 1026-1036 (2012-12-22)
Various phosphinesulfonato ligands and the corresponding palladium complexes [{((P^O)PdMeCl)-μ-M}(n)] ([{((X)1-Cl)-μ-M}(n)], (P^O) = κ(2)-P,O-Ar(2)PC(6)H(4)SO(2)O) with symmetric (Ar = 2-MeOC(6)H(4), 2-CF(3)C(6)H(4), 2,6-(MeO)(2)C(6)H(3), 2,6-(iPrO)(2)C(6)H(3), 2-(2',6'-(MeO)(2)C(6)H(3))C(6)H(4)) and asymmetric substituted phosphorus atoms (Ar(1) = 2,6-(MeO)(2)C(6)H(3), Ar(2) = 2'-(2,6-(MeO)(2)C(6)H(3))C(6)H(4); Ar(1) = 2,6-(MeO)(2)C(6)H(3), Ar(2) = 2-cHexOC(6)H(4)) were
Takafumi Yukawa et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(34), 11988-11992 (2010-08-10)
The catalytic asymmetric aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction using unactivated methyl acrylate is described. A simple Lewis acidic metal catalyst, such as La(OTf)(3), was not suitable for the reaction, but rare earth metal alkoxide/linked-BINOL complexes possessing bifunctional Lewis acid and Brønsted base properties
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