Methyl acrylate
methyl prop-2-enoate, acrylic acid, methyl ester, methyl 2-propenoate, 2-propenoic acid, methyl ester
How to detect Methyl acrylate
Formula: C4H6O2 | CAS: 96-33-3
Synonyms: methyl prop-2-enoate, acrylic acid, methyl ester, methyl 2-propenoate, 2-propenoic acid, methyl ester
Methyl acrylate is a pungent smelling monomer chiefly used in the manufacture of acrylate fibres.
Specification
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Formula | C4H6O2 |
| CAS no. | 96-33-3 |
| Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV | 1.10 |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV | 3.60 |
| Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV | 80.00 |
| ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) | 0.279 |
| Molecular Weight, g/mole | 86.1 |
| Melting point, °C | -77 |
| Boiling point, °C | 80 |
| Flash point, °C | -2.8 |
| Upper Explosive Limit, % | 16.3 |
| Lower Explosive Limit, % | 1.95 |
| Specification | Value/Information |
|---|---|
| Density, g.cm⁻³ | 0.956 |
| Ionisation Energy, eV | 10.25 |
| EH40 TWA, ppm | 5 |
| EH40 TWA, mg.m⁻³ | 18 |
| EH40 STEL, ppm | 10 |
| EH40 STEL, mg.m⁻³ | 36 |
| NIOSH TWA REL, ppm | 10 |
| NIOSH TWA REL, mg.m⁻³ | 35 |
| NIOSH IDLH, ppm | 250 |
| OSHA TWA PEL, ppm | 10 |
| OSHA TWA PEL, mg.m⁻³ | 35 |