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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
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773866
EC Number:
205-438-8
MDL number:
MFCD00009188
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329766922
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

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

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)C=C

InChI

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

InChI key

JIGUQPWFLRLWPJ-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.

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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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pictograms

FlameSkull and crossbones
GHS02,GHS06

signalword

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_germany

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
BCCF7422
BCCC8184
BCBZ8590
BCBW9179
BCBW2546

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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)
Junliang Wu et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(39), 13888-13889 (2009-09-15)
The direct cross-coupling of quinoline-N-oxides with olefin derivatives has been realized using palladium acetate as the catalyst in the absence of external ligand and oxidant to give the corresponding 2-alkenylated quinolines and 1-alkenylated isoquinolines chemo- and regioselectively in 27-95% yield.
M Shahjahan Kabir et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 77(1), 300-310 (2011-11-15)
The stereospecific synthesis of aryloxy and amino substituted E- and Z-ethyl-3-acrylates is of interest because of their potential in the polymer industry and in medicinal chemistry. During work on a copper-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of ethyl (E)- and (Z)-3-iodoacrylates with phenols
Aaron Mark Drucker et al.
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 22(2), 98-101 (2011-04-21)
Acrylates are present in a wide variety of products and cause occupational and non-occupational allergic contact dermatitis. There is no clear guidance from the literature as to which allergens should be used for patch-test screening for acrylates. To characterize patients
Anna E V Hagström et al.
Biotechnology and bioengineering, 102(3), 693-699 (2008-09-30)
An OH-functional polyester has been acrylated via transesterification of ethyl acrylate, catalyzed by Candida antarctica lipase B (CalB) in two different preparations: Novozym 435 and immobilized on Accurel MP1000. The batch process resulted in incomplete acrylation as well as severe
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