Methyl acrylate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    96-33-3

    Molecular formula
    C4H6O2

    SMILES
    COC(=O)C=C

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

  • Odor profile

    Pungent 66.52%
    Sharp 58.98%
    Fruity 56.25%
    Ethereal 54.43%
    Rummy 39.48%
    Burnt 32.18%
    Winey 31.65%
    Alliaceous 31.44%
    Sour 30.65%
    Odorless 29.06%

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    Odor threshold>

    • Odor Threshold Low: 0.003 [mmHg]. Odor Threshold High: 0.02 [mmHg]. Odor threshold from AIHA
    • Smell can be detected at a concentration of about 20 ppm
    • Water: 0.0021 mg/L; Air: 0.0048 uL/L; odor safety class A; A= More than 90% of distracted persons perceive warning of TLV concentration in the air.
    • 0.017 mg/cu m (air)

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.8

    Molecular weight
    86.09 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -105.7 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -75.6 °C
    • 76.5 °C
    • -76.5 °C
    • -106 °F

    Boiling point

    • 176.9 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 80.1 °C
    • Boiling point: 70 °C at 608 mm Hg; 60 °C at 428 mm Hg; 50 °C at 298 mm Hg; 40 °C at 200 mm Hg; 20 °C at 88 mm Hg; 10 °C at 54 °C; 5 °C at 41.5 mm Hg; 0 °C at 32 mm Hg; -5 °C at 24.5 mm Hg; - 10 °C at 18.5 mm Hg
    • 80.00 to 81.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 80.5 °C
    • 176.9 °F
    • 176 °F

    Flash point est.
    -1.01 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 44 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -3 °C (27 °F) - closed cup
    • 27 °F (-3 °C) (open cup)
    • -2.8 °C c.c.
    • 44 °F
    • 27 °F

    Solubility expt.

    • 10 to 50 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • In water, 4.94X10+4 mg/L at 25 °C
    • Slightly soluble in water
    • Soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether, acetone, chloroform, benzene
    • Solubility of water in methyl acrylate at 20 °C = 1.8 mL/100 g
    • 49.4 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 6
    • 6%

  • Synonyms

    • METHYL ACRYLATE
    • 96-33-3
    • Methyl prop-2-enoate
    • Methylacrylate
    • Acrylic acid methyl ester
    • 2-Propenoic acid, methyl ester
    • Methyl propenoate
    • Methyl 2-propenoate
    • Methylacrylaat
    • Metilacrilato
    • Methyl-acrylat
    • Methoxycarbonylethylene
    • Acrylate de methyle
    • Acrylic acid, methyl ester
    • Curithane 103
    • Acrylsaeuremethylester
    • Methyl acrylate, monomer
    • Methyl propenate
    • Methylester kyseliny akrylove
    • NSC 24146
    • CCRIS 1839
    • HSDB 194
    • Methyl-acrylat [German]
    • EINECS 202-500-6
    • UNII-WC487PR91H
    • 2-propenoic acid methyl ester
    • BRN 0605396
    • WC487PR91H
    • DTXSID0024183
    • CHEBI:82482
    • AI3-15715
    • acrylic acid-methyl ester
    • CH2=CHCOOCH3
    • Methyl ester acrylic acid
    • NSC-24146
    • Methyl acrylate, inhibited
    • METHYL-2-PROPENOATE
    • Methyl Acrylate (Stabilized)
    • DTXCID204183
    • Methyl ester of 2-propenoic acid
    • EC 202-500-6
    • 4-02-00-01457 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • MFCD00008627
    • Methyl-acrylat (german)
    • METHYL ACRYLATE (IARC)
    • METHYL ACRYLATE [IARC]
    • Methylacrylaat [Dutch]
    • Metilacrilato [Italian]
    • Acrylate de methyle [French]
    • Acrylsaeuremethylester [German]
    • UN1919
    • Methylester kyseliny akrylove [Czech]
    • methoxyacrolein
    • methyacrylate
    • methylacrilate
    • methyl acrilate
    • methyl-acrylate
    • Acrilato de metilo
    • methyl 2-propen-oate
    • CHEMBL9019
    • METHYL ACRYLATE [MI]
    • WLN: 1U1VO1
    • METHYL ACRYLATE [HSDB]
    • Methyl acrylate, inhibited [UN1919] [Flammable liquid]
    • NSC24146
    • Methyl acrylate, analytical standard
    • Tox21_201000
    • BBL011432
    • BDBM50245463
    • Methyl acrylate, monomer(SRI 773)
    • STL146539
    • AKOS000120907
    • Methyl Acrylate, stabilized with MEHQ
    • FM01240
    • UN 1919
    • CAS-96-33-3
    • Methyl Acrylate (stabilized with MEHQ)
    • NCGC00091096-01
    • NCGC00091096-02
    • NCGC00258553-01
    • BP-13449
    • A0145
    • NS00007683
    • EN300-20010
    • Methyl acrylate, SAJ first grade, >=99.0%
    • C19443
    • Methyl acrylate stabilized with 10-20ppm MEHQ
    • Q343028
    • F0001-2293
    • InChI=1/C4H6O2/c1-3-4(5)6-2/h3H,1H2,2H
    • Methyl acrylate, inhibited [UN1919] [Flammable liquid]
    • Methyl acrylate (MA), 99.0%(GC), contains 10-20 ppm MEHQ as stabilizer
    • Methyl acrylate (MA), AR, 98.5%, contains 0.05% MEHQ as stabilizer
    • Methyl acrylate, 99%, contains <=100 ppm monomethyl ether hydroquinone as inhibitor
    • 202-500-6

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 456.69
    methanol 704.64
    isopropanol 313.53
    water 40.81
    ethyl acetate 305.34
    n-propanol 331.36
    acetone 433.97
    n-butanol 284.8
    acetonitrile 609.8
    DMF 566.68
    toluene 121.8
    isobutanol 246.48
    1,4-dioxane 461.68
    methyl acetate 352.14
    THF 539.17
    2-butanone 366.63
    n-pentanol 260.08
    sec-butanol 293.27
    n-hexane 62.59
    ethylene glycol 125.95
    NMP 529.4
    cyclohexane 60.05
    DMSO 622.67
    n-butyl acetate 142.86
    n-octanol 92.93
    chloroform 488.5
    n-propyl acetate 184.64
    acetic acid 592.02
    dichloromethane 678.63
    cyclohexanone 310.64
    propylene glycol 86.01
    isopropyl acetate 148.02
    DMAc 488.29
    2-ethoxyethanol 479.92
    isopentanol 259.11
    n-heptane 33.91
    ethyl formate 267.09
    1,2-dichloroethane 395.18
    n-hexanol 133.93
    2-methoxyethanol 557.68
    isobutyl acetate 93.91
    tetrachloromethane 163.99
    n-pentyl acetate 109.23
    transcutol 655.52
    n-heptanol 77.35
    ethylbenzene 85.11
    MIBK 158.35
    2-propoxyethanol 241.49
    tert-butanol 416.87
    MTBE 340.8
    2-butoxyethanol 147.88
    propionic acid 288.53
    o-xylene 106.22
    formic acid 448.25
    diethyl ether 359.11
    m-xylene 87.61
    p-xylene 125.27
    chlorobenzene 170.26
    dimethyl carbonate 100.52
    n-octane 17.08
    formamide 603.7
    cyclopentanone 401.2
    2-pentanone 261.86
    anisole 230.83
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 248.04
    gamma-butyrolactone 438.38
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 311.08
    pyridine 364.35
    3-pentanone 216.96
    furfural 458.75
    n-dodecane 11.55
    diethylene glycol 215.35
    diisopropyl ether 98.97
    tert-amyl alcohol 372.08
    acetylacetone 240.48
    n-hexadecane 12.68
    acetophenone 193.41
    methyl propionate 224.41
    isopentyl acetate 128.02
    trichloroethylene 633.43
    n-nonanol 79.56
    cyclohexanol 212.15
    benzyl alcohol 189.76
    2-ethylhexanol 90.28
    isooctanol 68.52
    dipropyl ether 123.09
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 173.49
    ethyl lactate 86.83
    propylene carbonate 194.47
    n-methylformamide 453.79
    2-pentanol 198.53
    n-pentane 60.22
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 143.07
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 134.03
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 158.91
    mesitylene 62.64
    ε-caprolactone 259.53
    p-cymene 57.65
    epichlorohydrin 549.18
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 323.66
    2-aminoethanol 227.47
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 463.03
    sulfolane 449.62
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 41.67
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 483.23
    n-hexyl acetate 142.9
    isooctane 23.33
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 208.03
    sec-butyl acetate 117.48
    tert-butyl acetate 172.98
    decalin 34.81
    glycerin 142.44
    diglyme 398.05
    acrylic acid 264.75
    isopropyl myristate 61.57
    n-butyric acid 311.87
    acetyl acetate 162.78
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 65.43
    ethyl propionate 164.73
    nitromethane 819.16
    1,2-diethoxyethane 258.09
    benzonitrile 228.08
    trioctyl phosphate 44.14
    1-bromopropane 260.61
    gamma-valerolactone 461.51
    n-decanol 57.83
    triethyl phosphate 76.4
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 112.96
    propionitrile 351.61
    vinylene carbonate 198.49
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 314.34
    DMS 124.43
    cumene 72.88
    2-octanol 64.75
    2-hexanone 204.18
    octyl acetate 74.03
    limonene 79.47
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 576.91
    ethyl orthosilicate 76.31
    tributyl phosphate 61.21
    diacetone alcohol 207.44
    N,N-dimethylaniline 158.38
    acrylonitrile 419.3
    aniline 185.61
    1,3-propanediol 304.87
    bromobenzene 155.91
    dibromomethane 428.41
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 405.46
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 107.97
    tetrabutyl urea 83.98
    diisobutyl methanol 64.54
    2-phenylethanol 119.59
    styrene 116.43
    dioctyl adipate 89.01
    dimethyl sulfate 145.67
    ethyl butyrate 136.28
    methyl lactate 96.01
    butyl lactate 81.33
    diethyl carbonate 97.36
    propanediol butyl ether 120.26
    triethyl orthoformate 95.74
    p-tert-butyltoluene 52.83
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 135.69
    morpholine 519.59
    tert-butylamine 273.12
    n-dodecanol 44.54
    dimethoxymethane 347.51
    ethylene carbonate 159.54
    cyrene 174.28
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 163.55
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 103.4
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 201.31
    4-methylpyridine 343.76
    dibutyl ether 114.62
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 64.54
    DEF 328.19
    dimethyl isosorbide 257.71
    tetrachloroethylene 338.29
    eugenol 143.82
    triacetin 132.68
    span 80 115.0
    1,4-butanediol 166.63
    1,1-dichloroethane 362.35
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 232.06
    methyl formate 330.61
    2-methyl-1-butanol 258.88
    n-decane 19.67
    butyronitrile 334.69
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 94.23
    1-chlorooctane 59.01
    1-chlorotetradecane 27.09
    n-nonane 19.95
    undecane 14.33
    tert-butylcyclohexane 36.5
    cyclooctane 23.08
    cyclopentanol 253.56
    tetrahydropyran 380.18
    tert-amyl methyl ether 283.42
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 286.75
    1-hexene 142.5
    2-isopropoxyethanol 263.86
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 239.08
    methyl butyrate 227.95

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction