Butyl acrylate

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Structural formula
Structural formula of butyl acrylate
General
Surname Butyl acrylate
other names
  • Butyl acrylate
  • Butyl propenoate
  • Butyl 2-propenoate
  • n -butyl acrylate
Molecular formula C 7 H 12 O 2
Brief description

colorless liquid with a pungent odor

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 141-32-2
EC number 205-480-7
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.983
PubChem 8846
Wikidata Q343005
properties
Molar mass 128.17 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

0.90 g cm −3

Melting point

−65 ° C

boiling point

148 ° C

Vapor pressure
  • 5.34 h Pa (20 ° C)
  • 9.71 hPa (30 ° C)
  • 16.9 hPa (40 ° C)
  • 28.2 hPa (50 ° C)
solubility

poor in water (1.6 g l −1 at 20 ° C)

Refractive index

1.4185 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling from  Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) , expanded if necessary
02 - Highly / extremely flammable 07 - Warning

Caution

H and P phrases H: 226-302 + 312 + 332-315-317-319-335-412
P: 261-273-280-305 + 351 + 338
MAK

DFG / Switzerland: 2 ml m −3 or 11 mg m −3

As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Acrylic acid butyl ester is a chemical compound from the group of acrylic acid esters and thus also the carboxylic acid ester .

Extraction and presentation

Acrylic acid butyl ester can be obtained by acid-catalyzed esterification of acrylic acid with n-butanol . Another industrial synthesis takes place through the conversion of carbon monoxide with acetylene in the presence of n- butanol.

In 2000, around 250 to 400 thousand tons were produced in Europe and around 500 thousand tons in the USA. This makes it one of the chemical substances that are produced in large quantities (" High Production Volume Chemical ", HPVC) and for which the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) collects data on possible dangers (" Screening Information Dataset ", SIDS).

properties

Acrylic acid butyl ester is a flammable, light-sensitive, colorless liquid with a pungent odor. It can polymerize and is therefore usually supplied with stabilizers . However, the action of heat can render the stabilizer ineffective, which can initiate vigorous polymerization. The heat of polymerization is −78 kJ mol −1 or −608 kJ kg −1 .

Safety-related parameters

Acrylic acid butyl ester forms highly flammable vapor-air mixtures. The compound has a flash point of 37 ° C. The explosion range is between 1.2% by volume (63 g / m 3 ) as the lower explosion limit (LEL) and 8% by volume (425 g / m 3 ) as the upper explosion limit (UEL). This results in an upper one Explosion point of 34 ° C. The limit gap width was determined to be 0.88 mm. This results in an assignment to explosion group IIB. The ignition temperature is 275 ° C. The substance therefore falls into temperature class T3.

use

Acrylic acid butyl ester is used as a softening component in acrylic resins and as a reactive diluent in radical radiation curing .

safety instructions

Acrylic acid butyl ester was included in the EU's ongoing action plan ( CoRAP ) in 2013 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH) as part of substance evaluation . The effects of the substance on human health and the environment are re-evaluated and, if necessary, follow-up measures are initiated. The reasons for the uptake of butyl acrylate were concerns about high (aggregated) tonnage and the dangers of a possible assignment to the group of CMR substances. The re-evaluation took place from 2013 and was carried out by Sweden . A final report was then published.

Related links

Web links

Commons : Butyl Acrylate  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

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