Substance profile
Hexamethylene diacrylate
Hexamethylene diacrylate: 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate is a clear yellow liquid.
01 · Identification
What Hexamethylene diacrylate is
Hexamethylene diacrylate: 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate is a clear yellow liquid. Its molecular formula is C12H18O4 and its molecular weight is 226.27 g/mol. It boils at 107 °C, melts at 5 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.
02 · Identifiers
Hexamethylene diacrylate identifiers and molecular data
Hexamethylene diacrylate CAS number and EC number
Hexamethylene diacrylate molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Hexamethylene diacrylate
- hexane-1,6-diol diacrylate
03 · GHS classification
Hexamethylene diacrylate hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Hexamethylene diacrylate pictograms and signal word
Hexamethylene diacrylate hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 2 | H315 | GHS07 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 2A | H319 | GHS07 |
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
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.
Hexamethylene diacrylate hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H315 | Causes skin irritation. |
| H319 | Causes serious eye irritation. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Hexamethylene diacrylate. 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 Hexamethylene diacrylate
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 Hexamethylene diacryla… 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
Hexamethylene diacrylate precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 12 precautionary statements to Hexamethylene diacrylate. 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
Hexamethylene diacrylate 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 | хексаметиленов диакрилат хексан-1,6-диолов диакрилат |
| Spanish español | Diacrilato de hexametileno diacrilato de hexano-1,6-diol |
| Czech čeština | hexamethylen-diakrylát hexan-1,6-diol-diakrylát |
| Danish dansk | hexamethylendiacrylat 1,6-hexandioldiacrylat |
| German Deutsch | Hexamethylendiacrylat Hexan-1,6-dioldiacrylat |
| Estonian eesti | heksametüleendiakrülaat heksaan-1,6-diooldiakrülaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | διακρυλικός εξαμεθυλενεστέρας διακρυλικό εξαμεθυλένιοδιακρυλική εξανο-1,6-διόλη |
| English English | hexamethylene diacrylate hexane-1,6-diol diacrylate |
| French français | diacrylate d'hexaméthylène diacrylate d'hexane-1,6-diol |
| Croatian hrvatski | heksametilen-diakrilat heksan-1,6-diol-diakrilat |
| Italian italiano | diacrilato di esametilene 1,6-esandiol diacrilato |
| Latvian latviešu | heksametilēndiakrilāts heksān-1,6-diola diakrilāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | heksametilendiakrilatas 1,6-heksandiolio diakrilatas |
| Hungarian magyar | hexametilén-diakrilát hexán-1,6-diol-diakrilát |
| Maltese Malti | diakrilat tal-eżametilen diakrilat tal-eżan-1,6-diol |
| Dutch Nederlands | hexamethyleendiacrylaat hexaan-1,6-dioldiacrylaat |
| Polish polski | diakrylan heksametylenu diakrylan heksano-1,6-diylu |
| Portuguese português | diacrilato de hexametileno diacrilato de 1,6-hexanodiol |
| Romanian română | diacrilat de hexametilen diacrilat de hexan-1,6-diol |
| Slovak slovenčina | (hexán-1,6-diyl)-diakrylát diakrylát hexán-1,6-diolu |
| Slovenian slovenščina | heksametilen diakrilat heksan-1,6-diol diakrilat |
| Finnish suomi | heksametyleenidiakrylaatti heksaani-1,6-diolidiakrylaatti |
| Swedish svenska | hexametylendiakrylat hexan-1,6-dioldiakrylat |
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
Hexamethylene diacrylate GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Hexamethylene diacrylate, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Warning
Hexamethylene diacrylate
- Causes skin irritation.
- Causes serious eye irritation.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Wash … thoroughly after handling.
- Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF IN EYES:
- Get medical advice/attention.
- If skin irritation occurs:
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
- If eye irritation persists:
- 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
Hexamethylene diacrylate health hazards and exposure limits
Hexamethylene diacrylate hazard summary
Allergic contact dermatitis reported in a laboratory worker in a paint manufacturing factory; [Kanerva, p. 1742] Can undergo exothermic polymerization reactions; Temperature sensitive; May auto-oxidize on exposure to air forming explosive peroxides; [CAMEO] Classified in the EU as a skin and eye irritant with the possibility of causing skin sensitization; [IUCLID] May spontaneously polymerize; A skin and strong eye irritant; May cause skin sensitization; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Hexamethylene diacrylate 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.
Hexamethylene diacrylate boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 107 °C (224.6 °F) | OSHA |
Hexamethylene diacrylate melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 5 °C (41 °F) | OSHA |
Hexamethylene diacrylate density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.01 g/cm³ | at 25 °C | DOE PAC |
Hexamethylene diacrylate solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | less than 0.1 mg/mL at 64 °F (NTP, 1992) | at 17.78 °C | CAMEO |
Hexamethylene diacrylate vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 0.017 mmHg | at 25 °C, Estimated | HSDB |
| 0.017 mmHg | at 25 °C | DOE PAC | |
| 0.01 mmHg | Haz-Map |
Hexamethylene diacrylate flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 93.33 °C (200 °F) | above this value | CAMEO |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Hexamethylene diacrylate storage and handling
Hexamethylene diacrylate storage conditions
The effectiveness of phenolic inhibitors is dependent on the presence of oxygen and the monomers must be stored under air rather than an inert atmosphere. Temp must be kept low to minimize formation of peroxides and other products. Moisture may cause rust-initiated polymerization. /Acrylic acid & derivatives/
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Hexamethylene diacrylate reactivity
1,6-HEXANEDIOL DIACRYLATE is temperature sensitive (NTP, 1992). May react vigorously with strong oxidizing agents. May react exothermically with reducing agents to release gaseous hydrogen. Can undergo very exothermic addition polymerization reactions. May undergo autoxidation upon exposure to the air to form explosive peroxides.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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10 · Questions
Hexamethylene diacrylate — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Hexamethylene diacrylate?
The CAS number of Hexamethylene diacrylate is 13048-33-4. Its EC number is 235-921-9.
What is the chemical formula of Hexamethylene diacrylate?
The molecular formula of Hexamethylene diacrylate is C12H18O4 and its molecular weight is 226.27 g/mol.
What does a Hexamethylene diacrylate label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Hexamethylene diacrylate carries the pictogram Exclamation mark and the signal word is Warning.
Is Hexamethylene diacrylate flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Hexamethylene diacrylate 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 93.33 °C (200 °F), above this value (CAMEO).
Is Hexamethylene diacrylate a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Hexamethylene diacrylate. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.
What is the boiling point of Hexamethylene diacrylate?
The boiling point reported for Hexamethylene diacrylate is 107 °C (224.6 °F) (OSHA).
What is the melting point of Hexamethylene diacrylate?
The melting point reported for Hexamethylene diacrylate is 5 °C (41 °F) (OSHA).
How should Hexamethylene diacrylate be stored?
The effectiveness of phenolic inhibitors is dependent on the presence of oxygen and the monomers must be stored under air rather than an inert atmosphere. Temp must be kept low to minimize formation of peroxides and other products. Moisture may cause rust-initiated polymerization. /Acrylic acid & derivatives/ (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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