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