n-Butyl methacrylate

Synonyms

2-Methyl-butylacrylaat [Dutch]; 2-Methyl-butylacrylat [German]; 2-Methyl-butylacrylate; 2-Methylacrylic acid, butyl ester; 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, butyl ester; Butil metacrilato [Italian]; Butyl 2-methacrylate; Butyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate; Butyl methacrylate; Butylester kyseliny methakrylove [Czech]; Butylmethacrylaat [Dutch]; Butylmethacrylate; Methacrylate de butyle [French]; Methacrylic acid, butyl ester; Methacrylsaeurebutylester [German]; N-Butyl methacrylate; [ChemIDplus] UN2227

Category

(Meth)acrylates

Description

Colorless liquid with a faint odor of esters; [HSDB]

Sources/Uses

Used as a monomer for resins, and in coatings, adhesives, and oil additives; Also used in emulsions for textiles, for leather and paper finishing, and to make contact lenses; [HSDB]

Comments

A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; May cause skin sensitization; [ICSC] An irritant; May cause skin sensitization; [MSDSonline] Danger of skin sensitization; [MAK] n-Butyl methacrylate, stabilized (UN2227) has warning of explosive polymerization; [ERG 2016] See "ACRYLIC RESINS (MONOMERS)."

Biomedical References

2.12 mm Hg

LC50 (rat) = 4,910 ppm/4h

Yes

Explanatory Notes

Flash point = 54 deg C; [Hawley] The Guide from the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "n-Butyl methacrylate, stabilized." VP from ChemIDplus;

high ambient temp required

Yes

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Contact dermatitis, allergic

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Leather Tanning and Processing
• Painting (Pigments, Binders, and Biocides)
• Pulp and Paper Processing
• Textiles (Fiber & Fabric Manufacturing)
• Working with Glues and Adhesives