C5H8O2
100.12 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
ETHYL ACRYLATE
CAS140-88-5EC205-438-8
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Monomer for acrylic resins and polymers
Ethyl acrylate is an organic compound that serves as the ethyl ester of acrylic acid. It is a colorless liquid with a characteristic acrid odor and is primarily used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and polymers.
Monomer for acrylic resins and polymers
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CAS 140-88-5
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H302Harmful if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H331Toxic if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H351Suspected of causing cancer
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H401Toxic to aquatic life
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H370Causes damage to organs
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for ETHYL ACRYLATE (CAS 140-88-5) is 2916.12.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2916.12
EU CN code (8-digit)
2916 12 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
ethyl prop-2-enoate
InChIKey
JIGUQPWFLRLWPJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCOC(=O)C=C
Synonyms (55)
- Ammonio methacrylate copolymer (type A) Impurity B [EP Impurity]
- Ammonio methacrylate copolymer (type B) Impurity A [EP Impurity]
- 2-Propenoic acid, ethyl ester
- A 0143
- Acrylate d'ethyle
- Acrylate d'ethyle [French]
- Acrylic acid ethyl ester
- Acrylsaeureaethylester
- Aethylacrylat
- Aethylacrylat [German]
- Akrylanem etylu
- Akrylanem etylu [Polish]
- Carboset 511
- ETHYL ACRYLATE
- Ethoxycarbonylethylene
- Ethyl 2-propenoate
- Ethyl acrylate (natural)
- Ethyl acrylate, inhibited
- Ethyl acrylic ester
- Ethyl propenoate
- Ethyl propenoate, inhibited
- Ethylacrylaat
- Ethylacrylaat [Dutch]
- Ethylakrylat
- Ethylakrylat [Czech]
- Ethylester kyseliny akrylove
- Etil acrilato
- Etil acrilato [Italian]
- Etilacrilatului
- Etilacrilatului [Romanian]
- Etilacrilatului(roumanian)
- FEMA 2418
- FEMA No. 2418
- FEMA Number 2418
- RCRA waste no. U113
- RCRA waste number U113
- ethyl 2E-propenoate
- ethyl prop-2-enoate