Chemical Properties
Clear colorless liquid
Uses
Monomer for plastics, molding powder, solvent coatings, adhesives, oil additives; emulsions
for textile, leather, and paper finishing.
Uses
Hexyl Methacrylate can be used as a method for producing embedded or hybrid hydrogel contact lenses.
General Description
Clear colorless liquid.
Air & Water Reactions
Hexyl methacrylate may be sensitive to heat, light, and air. May form peroxides. Slightly water soluble .
Reactivity Profile
Hexyl methacrylate may be sensitive to heat, light, and air. Combustible, polymerizes.
Health Hazard
ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: Toxic.
Purification Methods
Purify as for methyl methacrylate. [IR: Hughes & Walton J Am Chem Soc 79 3985 1957, Beilstein 2 III 1288, 2 IV 1527.]
