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Ethyl acrylate

Name: Ethyl acrylate
Brand: ALDRICH

≥99.5%, stabilized

Synonym(s):

Acrylic acid ethyl ester, Ethyl 2-propenoate

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Linear Formula:

CH₂=CHCOOC₂H₅

CAS Number:

140-88-5

Molecular Weight:

100.12

FEMA Number:

2418

Council of Europe no.:

245

UNSPSC Code:

12164502

PubChem Substance ID:

24901058

Flavis number:

9.037

NACRES:

NA.21

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

773866

MDL number:

MFCD00009188

Organoleptic:

plastic

Grade:

Kosher

Biological source:

synthetic

Food allergen:

no known allergens

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Properties

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

300

grade

Kosher

reg. compliance

FDA 21 CFR 117

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

31 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.5%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

721 °F

contains

10-30 ppm MEHQ as stabilizer (synthetic)

expl. lim.

12.1 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.406 (lit.)

bp

99 °C (lit.)

mp

−71 °C (lit.)

density

0.918 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

plastic

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

Description

General description

Ethyl acrylate can be used as a flavoring agent in the food industry. It is one of the main volaitle components identified in organic passion fruit pulp.

Application

Refractive index adjustable intraocular lens design to achieve diopter control for improving the treatment of ametropia after cataract surgery.: This study involves the use of ethyl acrylate in developing intraocular lenses with adjustable refractive indices, which aims to improve visual outcomes in patients undergoing cataract surgery by providing customizable diopter control (Hong et al., 2024).

Disclaimer

For R&D or non-EU Food use. Not for retail sale.

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pictograms

GHS02,GHS06

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H225,H302 + H312,H315,H317,H319,H331,H335,H412

pcodes

P210 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P311

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

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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