Butyl acrylate (acrylic acid butyl ester) is a colorless liquid with an unpleasant pungent odor. It is well soluble in organic solvents, poorly - in water.
Butyl acrylate is easily polymerized by heat, light, initiators, and it is also easily copolymerized, for example, with acrylic acid, its salts and esters, acrylamide, methacrylates, acrylonitrile, vinyl monomers, butadiene.
Butyl acrylate (acrylic acid butyl ester) is a colorless liquid with an unpleasant pungent odor. It is well soluble in organic solvents, poorly - in water.
Butyl acrylate is easily polymerized by heat, light, initiators, and it is also easily copolymerized, for example, with acrylic acid, its salts and esters, acrylamide, methacrylates, acrylonitrile, vinyl monomers, butadiene.
It is used to produce polybutyl acrylates, acrylate rubbers, as well as various copolymers, acrylic paints and specialized coatings.
Appearance |
colorless liquid with a strong odor |
Chroma, Hazen units |
not more than 10 |
Mass fraction of butyl acrylate |
not less than 99.5% |
Mass fraction of water |
not more than 0.05% |
Mass fraction of acrylic acid |
not more than 0.005% |
Mass fraction of butyl acetate |
not more than 0.1% |
Mass fraction of n-butyl alcohol |
not more than 0.1% |
Mass fraction of butylpropionate |
not more than 0.05% |
Mass fraction of p-methoxyphenol, (inhibitor) |
15-20 ppm |
Butyl acrylate is fairly flammable. That is why it is necessary to use specialized containers for transportation.