Ethyl acrylate
SIAL/76130 - analytical standard
Synonym: Acrylic acid ethyl ester
CAS Number: 140-88-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H8O2
Molecular Weight: 100.12
EC Number: 205-438-8
MDL Number: MFCD00009188
Linear Formula: CH2=CHCOOC2H5
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | cleaning products cosmetics environmental flavors and fragrances food and beverages personal care petroleum |
| assay | ≥99.5% (GC) |
| autoignition temp. | 721 °F |
| bp | 99 °C (lit.) |
| contains | ~0.002% hydroquinone monomethyl ether as stabilizer |
| density | 0.918 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| 0.921 g/mL at 20 °C | |
| expl. lim. | 12.1 % |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/C5H8O2/c1-3-5(6)7-4-2/ |
| InChI key | JIGUQPWFLRLWPJ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −71 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| n |
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| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | CCOC(=O)C=C |
| technique(s) | gas chromatography (GC): suitable |
| HPLC: suitable | |
| vapor density | 3.5 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 31 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| 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). |
| Application: | Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support. |
| 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. Find all available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here ![]() |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS02,GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H302 + H312 - H315 - H317 - H319 - H331 - H335 - H412 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P311 |
| Hazard Codes | F,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 11-20/21/22-36/37/38-43 |
| Safety Statements | 9-16-33-36/37 |
| RIDADR | UN 1917 3 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 48.2 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 9 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99.5% (GC) |
| bp | 99 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −71 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.921 g/mL at 20 °C; 0.918 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 85151701 |



