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ETHYL ACRYLATE 157
Health Hazards Information -Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Goggles or face shield;
rubber gloves; Symptoms Following Exposure: Liquid may cause mild irritation of eyes; General
Treatment for Exposure: EYES: flush with water for 15 min.; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit
Value): Data not available; Short-Tern Exposure Limits: Data not available; Toxicity by Ingestion:
Grade 2; oral LD,, = 3.980 mg/kg (rat); Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor (Gas) Irritant
Characteristics: Data not available; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: Data not available; Odor
Zlreshold: Data not available.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F): 176 OC; 135 CC; Flammable Limits in Air (%): 1.4 - 9.5; Fire
LGtinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, alcohol foam, carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To
Be Used: Water may be ineffective; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Not pertinent; Behavior
in Fire: Not pertinent; Ignition Temperature (deg. F): 563; Electrical Hazard: Data not available;
Burning Rate: 2.4 mmJmin.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No
reaction; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent;
Polymerizalion: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.
ETHYLACRYLATE
Chemical Designations - Synonym: Acrylic acid, Ethyl ester; Ethyl 2-propenoate; Chemical Formula:
CH, =CHCOOCH,CH,.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as mdly shipped): Liquid; Color: Colorless; Odor:
Characteristic acrylic odor; sharp, fragrant; acrid; slightly nauseating; sharp, ester type.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 'C and I am. : Liquid; Molecular Weight:
100.12; Boiling Point at I atm.: 211.3, 99.6, 372.8; Freezing Point: -98, -72, 201; Critical
Temperature: 534,279,552; Critical Pressure: 534,37,3.7; Spec@c Gravity: 0.923 at 20°C (liquid);
Vapor (Gas) Density: Not pertinent; Ratio of Spec@c Heats of Vapor (Gas): 1.080; Latent Heat of
Vaporization: 149, 82.9,3.47; Heat of Combustion: -1 1,880, -6,600, -276.3; Heat ofDecomposition:
Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Organic canister or air-
supplied mask; acid goggles; impervious gloves; Symptom Following Exposure: May cause irritation
and burns of eyes and skin. Exposure to excessive vapor concentration can also cause drowsiness
accompanied by nausea, headache, or extreme irritation of respiratory tract; General Treatment for
Exposure: INHALATION: remove victim to fresh air and administer artificial respiration, if necessary.
SKIN AND EYES: wash for 15 min. with copious quantities of water. Call a physician; Toxicity by
Inhalation (Xhreshold Limit Value): 25 ppm; Short-Term Exposure Limits: 50 ppm for 15 min. ; Toxicity
by Ingestion: 25 ppm; Late Toxicity: Repeated Exposure may develop sensitivity; Vapor (Gas) Irritant
Characteristics: Vapor is moderately irritating such that personnel will not usually tolerate moderate
or high vapor concentrations; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: causes smarting of the skin and
first-degree burns on short Exposure and may cause secondary burns on long Exposure; Odor
Threshold: 0.000% ppm.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F): 44 OC; Flammable Limits in Air (%): 1.8 - 9.5; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, foam, or carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be
Used: Not pertinent; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Toxic and irritating vapors are
generated when heated; Behavior in Fire: Vapor is heavier than air and may travel considerable
distance to a source of ignition and flash back. May polymerize and cause container to explode; Ignition
Temperature (deg. F): 721; Electrical Hazard: Data not available; Burning Rate: 4.3 dmin.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No
reaction; Stability During Tmport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent;
Polymrizmion: May occur; exclude moisture, light; avoid exposure to high temperatures; store in
presence of air; Inhibitor of Polymerizm.on: 13 - 17 ppm monomethyl ether of hydroquinone.