Tetrahydrofurfuryl Methacrylate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2455-24-5

    Molecular formula
    C9H14O3

    SMILES
    CC(=C)C(=O)OCC1CCCO1

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 64.55%
    Caramellic 60.52%
    Fruity 53.5%
    Nutty 41.33%
    Herbal 39.28%
    Buttery 34.39%
    Ethereal 33.6%
    Mint 30.42%
    Burnt 29.87%
    Floral 29.6%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 51.75%
    Caramel 31.49%
    Berry 23.65%
    Mushroom 23.36%
    Nutty 22.12%
    Floral 21.52%
    Spicy 20.61%
    Toffee 20.0%
    Roasted 19.85%
    Extremely sweet 19.75%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.5

    pKa est.
    6.68 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    170.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point

    • 59-62 °C at 0.080 kPa (0.6 mm Hg)

    Flash point

    • 95.47 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • TETRAHYDROFURFURYL METHACRYLATE
    • 2455-24-5
    • Sartomer SR 203
    • 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, (tetrahydro-2-furanyl)methyl ester
    • Methacrylic acid tetrahydrofurfuryl ester
    • Tetrahydrofurfurylmethacrylate
    • Methacrylic acid, tetrahydrofurfuryl ester
    • SR 203
    • ACRYESTER THF
    • NSC-32634
    • DTXSID0022191
    • 120GN9C472
    • DTXCID502191
    • THFM-A
    • RefChem:188670
    • 219-529-5
    • (tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl methacrylate
    • oxolan-2-ylmethyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate
    • tetrahydrofuran-2-ylmethyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate
    • MFCD00014515
    • (oxolan-2-yl)methyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate
    • Tetrahydrofurfuryl Methacrylate (stabilized with MEHQ)
    • HSDB 5461
    • EINECS 219-529-5
    • NSC 32634
    • AI3-08497
    • UNII-120GN9C472
    • Ageflex THFMA
    • SCHEMBL36133
    • CHEMBL3561338
    • CHEBI:189338
    • BB_NC-00660
    • NSC32634
    • Tox21_301715
    • BBL036434
    • STL558995
    • AKOS024437822
    • (tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methylmethacrylate
    • MSK161720-1000B
    • NCGC00255107-01
    • AS-71548
    • SY049908
    • CAS-2455-24-5
    • TETRAHYDROFURFURYLMETHACRYLATE [HSDB]
    • M0745
    • NS00006075
    • ST50824972
    • D97782
    • F845056
    • FURFURYL ALCOHOL, TETRAHYDRO-, METHACRYLATE
    • Q20054551
    • Tetrahydrofurfuryl Methacrylate, (stabilized with MEHQ)
    • Tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate Solution in Acetone, 1000ug/mL
    • Tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, 97%, contains 900 ppm MEHQ as stabilizer
    • Tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, contains 75 ppm HQ as inhibitor, 900 ppm MEHQ as inhibitor, 97%
    • 2455-24-5

  • Applications

    Tetrahydrofurfuryl Methacrylate (CAS 2455-24-5) is widely used as a reactive diluent and methacrylate monomer in formulated systems, notably in UV-curable coatings, inks, and adhesives, where it lowers viscosity and introduces a flexible polymer segment. It also serves as a building block for specialty polymers and resins to impart toughness and elasticity. THFMA can act as an intermediate in the synthesis of coatings, sealants, and plastics-based polymers. In electronics-related applications, THFMA-based formulations are used for protective coatings and encapsulants that require good adhesion and rapid curing.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1404.82
    methanol 2453.65
    isopropanol 766.46
    water 15.98
    ethyl acetate 1027.82
    n-propanol 735.76
    acetone 863.03
    n-butanol 711.99
    acetonitrile 879.81
    DMF 580.73
    toluene 289.24
    isobutanol 539.33
    1,4-dioxane 1065.34
    methyl acetate 757.0
    THF 1026.56
    2-butanone 602.44
    n-pentanol 503.17
    sec-butanol 578.53
    n-hexane 21.5
    ethylene glycol 245.0
    NMP 407.91
    cyclohexane 54.72
    DMSO 604.04
    n-butyl acetate 470.35
    n-octanol 178.18
    chloroform 1920.28
    n-propyl acetate 498.99
    acetic acid 2130.16
    dichloromethane 1632.56
    cyclohexanone 697.78
    propylene glycol 235.63
    isopropyl acetate 599.88
    DMAc 686.3
    2-ethoxyethanol 934.36
    isopentanol 679.31
    n-heptane 15.14
    ethyl formate 701.29
    1,2-dichloroethane 754.76
    n-hexanol 356.25
    2-methoxyethanol 1293.03
    isobutyl acetate 325.5
    tetrachloromethane 190.73
    n-pentyl acetate 235.91
    transcutol 2200.45
    n-heptanol 170.6
    ethylbenzene 170.7
    MIBK 397.0
    2-propoxyethanol 625.3
    tert-butanol 858.14
    MTBE 635.26
    2-butoxyethanol 369.2
    propionic acid 688.81
    o-xylene 198.8
    formic acid 1067.64
    diethyl ether 626.95
    m-xylene 208.48
    p-xylene 261.65
    chlorobenzene 399.06
    dimethyl carbonate 216.45
    n-octane 10.05
    formamide 1273.13
    cyclopentanone 588.38
    2-pentanone 544.91
    anisole 423.51
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 440.03
    gamma-butyrolactone 788.44
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 697.37
    pyridine 852.88
    3-pentanone 332.08
    furfural 901.96
    n-dodecane 12.25
    diethylene glycol 528.17
    diisopropyl ether 166.28
    tert-amyl alcohol 658.84
    acetylacetone 688.32
    n-hexadecane 13.8
    acetophenone 425.23
    methyl propionate 477.02
    isopentyl acetate 465.13
    trichloroethylene 1599.98
    n-nonanol 155.44
    cyclohexanol 497.42
    benzyl alcohol 426.36
    2-ethylhexanol 210.78
    isooctanol 147.58
    dipropyl ether 166.1
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 356.95
    ethyl lactate 208.2
    propylene carbonate 576.03
    n-methylformamide 587.37
    2-pentanol 450.45
    n-pentane 28.04
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 362.88
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 433.32
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 366.48
    mesitylene 125.16
    ε-caprolactone 730.08
    p-cymene 98.17
    epichlorohydrin 1004.95
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 733.55
    2-aminoethanol 506.11
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 789.36
    sulfolane 525.25
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 32.29
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 756.34
    n-hexyl acetate 340.52
    isooctane 23.29
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 523.46
    sec-butyl acetate 369.25
    tert-butyl acetate 518.5
    decalin 38.73
    glycerin 329.59
    diglyme 932.25
    acrylic acid 603.03
    isopropyl myristate 121.73
    n-butyric acid 1181.97
    acetyl acetate 705.61
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 139.88
    ethyl propionate 385.17
    nitromethane 2047.97
    1,2-diethoxyethane 540.47
    benzonitrile 459.89
    trioctyl phosphate 87.99
    1-bromopropane 370.62
    gamma-valerolactone 960.65
    n-decanol 108.85
    triethyl phosphate 146.92
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 280.04
    propionitrile 542.0
    vinylene carbonate 591.64
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 757.04
    DMS 310.03
    cumene 130.1
    2-octanol 118.77
    2-hexanone 367.16
    octyl acetate 155.78
    limonene 134.1
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1086.74
    ethyl orthosilicate 149.67
    tributyl phosphate 127.76
    diacetone alcohol 515.07
    N,N-dimethylaniline 264.66
    acrylonitrile 672.9
    aniline 417.23
    1,3-propanediol 758.08
    bromobenzene 384.82
    dibromomethane 959.28
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1151.05
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 250.72
    tetrabutyl urea 143.54
    diisobutyl methanol 134.04
    2-phenylethanol 329.99
    styrene 227.95
    dioctyl adipate 189.45
    dimethyl sulfate 247.66
    ethyl butyrate 330.2
    methyl lactate 220.54
    butyl lactate 190.12
    diethyl carbonate 240.69
    propanediol butyl ether 320.33
    triethyl orthoformate 221.58
    p-tert-butyltoluene 89.5
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 264.56
    morpholine 1151.9
    tert-butylamine 453.88
    n-dodecanol 80.89
    dimethoxymethane 572.04
    ethylene carbonate 501.95
    cyrene 311.51
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 389.78
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 319.87
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 433.91
    4-methylpyridine 788.03
    dibutyl ether 192.65
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 134.04
    DEF 592.85
    dimethyl isosorbide 473.63
    tetrachloroethylene 863.94
    eugenol 291.43
    triacetin 358.59
    span 80 282.05
    1,4-butanediol 313.31
    1,1-dichloroethane 874.02
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 501.63
    methyl formate 479.57
    2-methyl-1-butanol 543.62
    n-decane 19.41
    butyronitrile 624.07
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 201.79
    1-chlorooctane 92.1
    1-chlorotetradecane 39.36
    n-nonane 16.33
    undecane 14.83
    tert-butylcyclohexane 36.77
    cyclooctane 18.98
    cyclopentanol 395.37
    tetrahydropyran 755.37
    tert-amyl methyl ether 403.88
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 589.6
    1-hexene 131.23
    2-isopropoxyethanol 576.22
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 583.93
    methyl butyrate 561.82

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IFRA standard 51

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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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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
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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
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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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
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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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
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