2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 868-77-9

2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE

EINECS NO. 212-782-2
FORMULA H2C=C(CH3)COOCH2CH2OH
MOL WT. 130.14

H.S. CODE

2916.14
TOXICITY Oral rat LD50: 1600 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Ethylene Glycol Methacrylate; 2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethanol;
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester; Methacrylic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl ester; ет-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate; Ethylene glycol monomethacrylate; Glycol methacrylate; Glycol monomethacrylate; Hydroxyethyl methacrylate; 2-HEMA;
DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

clear liquid

MELTING POINT

-12 C

BOILING POINT 205 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.072 - 1.076
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Miscible
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY 5.0

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.451
FLASH POINT 107 C
STABILITY The stability depends upon dissolved oxygen and MEHQ inhibitor. The presence of oxygen is necessary for inhibitor to prevent polymerization.

APPLICATIONS

2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate is used in light curing polymer system and high performance coatings for lasting high gloss against cratching, solvents and weathering. It is used in paint resins and emulsions, binders for textiles and paper. It is used as a adhesion promoter for metal coatings.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

PURITY

97.0% min

COLOR, APHA

30 max

FREE ACID

1.0% max

WATER

0.3% max

INHIBITOR

50ppm (Monomethyl Ether Hydroquinone)

TRANSPORTATION

PACKING 200kgs in drum
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.

 

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