Butyl acrylate

butyl prop-2-enoate, n-butyl acrylate, butyl ester of acrylic acid, butyl 2-propenoate

How to detect Butyl acrylate

Formula: C7H12O2 | CAS: 141-32-2

Synonyms: butyl prop-2-enoate, n-butyl acrylate, butyl ester of acrylic acid, butyl 2-propenoate

Butyl acrylate is used in the manufacture of various acrylics and adhesives, in coatings for leather, in textile production

Specification

Specification Value/Information
Formula C7H12O2
CAS no. 141-32-2
Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV 0.60
Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV 1.30
Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV 7.00
ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) 0.188
Molecular Weight, g/mole 128.2
Melting point, °C -64
Boiling point, °C 145
Flash point, °C 39.4
Specification Value/Information
Upper Explosive Limit, % 8
Lower Explosive Limit, % 1.2
Density, g.cm⁻³ 0.894
Ionisation Energy, eV 9.6
EH40 TWA, ppm 1
EH40 TWA, mg.m⁻³ 5
EH40 STEL, ppm 5
EH40 STEL, mg.m⁻³ 26
NIOSH TWA REL, ppm 10
NIOSH TWA REL, mg.m⁻³ 55