Substance profile
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate is a colorless liquid with a fruity odor.
01 · Identification
What 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate is
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate is a colorless liquid with a fruity odor. Its molecular formula is C7H10O3 and its molecular weight is 142.15 g/mol. It boils at 189 °C, melts at -41.5 °C, is very soluble in water.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate identifiers and molecular data
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate CAS number and EC number
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate
- glycidyl methacrylate
03 · GHS classification
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate pictograms and signal word
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H311 | GHS06 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 1A or 1B or 1C | H314 | GHS05 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 1 | H318 | GHS05 |
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
| Germ cell mutagenicity GHS chapter 3.5 | Category 2 | H341 | GHS08 |
| Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 | Category 1A or 1B | H350 | GHS08 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure GHS chapter 3.8 | Category 3 | H335 | GHS07 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 | Category 1 | H372 | GHS08 |
Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H350 | May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H341 | Suspected of causing genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H360F | May damage fertility. |
| H311 | Toxic in contact with skin. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H335 | May cause respiratory irritation. |
| H372 | Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H314 | Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. |
| H318 | Causes serious eye damage. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to 2,3-epoxypropyl methacryla…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for 2,3-epoxypropyl methacryla…
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of 2,3-epoxypropyl… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 19 precautionary statements to 2,3-epoxypropyl methacryla…. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | 2,3-епоксипропилов метакрилат глицидилов метакрилат |
| Spanish español | Metacrilato de 2,3-epoxipropilo metacrilato de glicidilo |
| Czech čeština | 2,3-epoxypropyl-methakrylát glycidyl-methakrylát |
| Danish dansk | 2,3-epoxypropylmethacrylat glycidylmethacrylat |
| German Deutsch | 2,3-Epoxypropylmethacrylat Glycidylmethacrylat |
| Estonian eesti | 2,3-epoksüpropüülmetakrülaat glütsidüülmetakrülaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | μεθακρυλικός 2,3-εποξυπροπυλεστέρας μεθακρυλικός γλυκιδυλεστέρας |
| English English | 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate glycidyl methacrylate |
| French français | méthacrylate de 2,3-époxypropyle méthacrylate de glycidyle |
| Croatian hrvatski | 2,3-epoksipropil metakrilat glicidil metakrilat |
| Italian italiano | 2,3-epossipropile metacrilato glicidil metacrilato |
| Latvian latviešu | 2,3-epoksipropilmetakrilāts glicidilmetakrilāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | 2,3-epoksipropilmetakrilatas glicidilmetakrilatas |
| Hungarian magyar | 2,3-epoxipropil- metakrilát glicidil-metakrilát |
| Maltese Malti | metakrilat ta' 2,3-epossipropil metakrilat tal-gliċidil |
| Dutch Nederlands | 2,3-epoxypropylmethacrylaat glycidylmethacrylaat |
| Polish polski | metakrylan 2,3-epoksypropylu metakrylan glicydowyester 2,3-epoksypropylowy kwasu metakrylowego |
| Portuguese português | Metacrilato de 2,3-epoxipropilo metacrilato de glicidilo |
| Romanian română | metacrilat de 2,3-epoxipropil metacrilat de glicidil |
| Slovak slovenčina | (oxiranylmetyl)-metakrylát O- (oxiranylmetyl)-2-metylakrylátglycidyl-metakrylát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | 2,3-epoksipropil metakrilat glicidil metakrilat |
| Finnish suomi | 2,3-epoksipropyylimetakrylaatti glysidyylimetakrylaatti |
| Swedish svenska | 2,3-epoxipropylmetakrylat glycidylmetakrylat |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 2,3-epoxypropyl methacryla…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate
- May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Suspected of causing genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- May damage fertility.
- Toxic in contact with skin.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- May cause respiratory irritation.
- Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
- Causes serious eye damage.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Obtain special instructions before use.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF IN EYES:
- IF exposed or concerned:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- Do NOT induce vomiting.
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate health hazards and exposure limits
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate hazard summary
Allergic contact dermatitis reported in workers using anaerobic sealants; [Kanerva, p. 1741] Liquid causes first degree burns on short exposure. [CHRIS] Glycidyl methacrylate is a skin irritant. [Quick CPC] Causes labored breathing and corneal injuries in lethal concentration studies; [AIHA] May polymerize on exposure to heat or light; A severe skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; Can cause burns to skin and eyes; May cause skin sensitization; [ICSC] Reports of allergic contact dermatitis in adhesive sealant manufacturing employees and one chemist; [OECD SIDS: Glycidyl methacrylate - 1999] Exposure to monomer is not expected in handling polymerized products; [IARC monograph volume 125]
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate carcinogenicity classification
An IARC group and a CLP classification answer different questions. IARC judges whether the evidence for cancer in humans is strong enough; CLP Annex VI is the legally binding EU classification. A substance can carry one and not the other.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 189 °C (372.2 °F) | HSDB | |
| 188.89 °C (372 °F) | at 760 mmHg | CAMEO |
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | -41.5 °C (-42.7 °F) | HSDB |
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.08 g/cm³ | ICSC | |
| 1.073 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | CAMEO | |
| 1.07 g/cm³ | at 25 °C | HSDB |
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Very soluble in benzene, ethyl ether, ethyl alcohol | HSDB | |
| 5 to 10 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) | at 20 °C | CAMEO | |
| Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 5 (moderate) | at 25 °C | ICSC |
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 3.1503 mmHg | at 25 °C | ICSC |
| 3.15 mmHg | Haz-Map |
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 84 °C (183.2 °F) | Tag open cup | HSDB |
| 82.78 °C (181 °F) | CAMEO |
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate vapor density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor density | 4.9 (air = 1) | ICSC |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate storage and handling
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate safe storage
Store only if stabilized. Cool. Well closed. Keep in the dark. Separated from strong oxidants, strong bases and strong acids. Separated from food and feedstuffs. Store in an area without drain or sewer access. Provision to contain effluent from fire extinguishing.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate storage conditions
Temp during storage must be kept low to minimize formation of peroxides and other oxidation products. ... Storage temp below 30 °C are recommended for the polyfunctional methacrylates. ... The methacrylate monomers should not be stored for longer than one year. Shorter storage times are recommended for the aminomethacrylates, ie, three months, and the polyfunctional methacrylates, ie, six months. Many of these cmpd are sensitive to UV light and should, therefore, be stored in the dark. The methacrylic esters may be stored in mild steel, stainless steel, or aluminum. /Methacrylic acid & derivatives/
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate reactivity
Epoxides, such as GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE, are highly reactive. They polymerize in the presence of catalysts or when heated. These polymerization reactions can be violent. Compounds in this group react with acids, bases, and oxidizing and reducing agents. They react, possibly violently with water in the presence of acid and other catalysts.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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10 · Questions
2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate?
The CAS number of 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate is 106-91-2. Its EC number is 203-441-9.
What is the chemical formula of 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate?
The molecular formula of 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate is C7H10O3 and its molecular weight is 142.15 g/mol.
What does a 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate carries the pictograms Health hazard, Skull and crossbones and Corrosion and the signal word is Danger.
Is 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it. The flash point reported for it is 84 °C (183.2 °F), Tag open cup (HSDB).
Is 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer. IARC places it in Group 2A: probably carcinogenic to humans.
What is the boiling point of 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate?
The boiling point reported for 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate is 189 °C (372.2 °F) (HSDB).
What is the melting point of 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate?
The melting point reported for 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate is -41.5 °C (-42.7 °F) (HSDB).
How should 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate be stored?
Temp during storage must be kept low to minimize formation of peroxides and other oxidation products. ... Storage temp below 30 °C are recommended for the polyfunctional methacrylates. ... The methacrylate monomers should not be stored for longer than one year. Shorter storage times are recommended for the aminomethacrylates, ie, three months, and the polyfunctional methacrylates, ie, six months. Many of these cmpd are sensitive to UV light and should, therefore, be stored in the dark. The methacrylic esters may be stored in mild steel, stainless steel, or aluminum. /Methacrylic acid & derivatives/ (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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