Ethyl acrylate

Synonyms

2-Propenoic acid, ethyl ester; Acrylate d'ethyle [French]; Acrylic acid, ethyl ester; Acrylic acid, ethyl ester (inhibited); Acrylsaeureaethylester [German]; Aethylacrylat [German]; Akrylanem etylu [Polish]; Carboset 511; Ethoxycarbonylethylene; Ethyl 2-propenoate; Ethyl acrylate (natural); Ethyl acrylate, inhibited; Ethyl propenoate; Ethylacrylaat [Dutch]; Ethylakrylat [Czech]; Ethylester kyseliny akrylove [Czech]; Etil acrilato [Italian]; Etilacrilatului [Romanian]; [ChemIDplus]

Category

(Meth)acrylates

Description

Colorless liquid with an acrid odor; [NIOSH]

Sources/Uses

Used to make acrylic resins for fibers, adhesives, binders, surface coatings, textiles, paper, and leather; [ACGIH]

Comments

Liquid causes first degree burns on short exposure. [CHRIS] Pulmonary edema may result from inhalation of high concentrations. [NJ-HSFS] A lachrymator; Causes damage to the liver, kidneys, and lungs in high-dose animal experiments; [HSDB] Danger of skin sensitization; [MAK] Ethyl acrylate, stabilized (UN1917) has warning of explosive polymerization; [ERG 2016]

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Biomedical References

Insufficient data

5 ppm

15 ppm

25 ppm

2 ppm

300 ppm

Excerpts from Documentation for IDLHs

Human data: Prolonged inhalation exposures at 50 to 75 ppm produced drowsiness, headache, and nausea [Nemec and Bauer 1978].

29 mm Hg

0.0002 ppm

Odor Threshold High

0.0013 ppm

315 ppm

LC50 (rat) = 1,414 ppm/4H

Yes

Explanatory Notes

Detection odor threshold from AIHA (mean = 0.00024 ppm);

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may ignite at ambient temp

0.01 ppm

30 ppm

300 ppm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Skin burns

Possible (2b)

Not Classifiable

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Contact dermatitis, allergic