(Hydroxyethyl)methacrylate

(Hydroxyethyl)methacrylate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2-Hydroxyethyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate
	Other names HEMA; hydroxyethylmethacrylate; glycol methacrylate; glycol monomethacrylate; hydroxyethyl methacrylate; ethylene glycol methacrylate; 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethanol
Identifiers
CAS Number	868-77-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1071583
ChEBI	CHEBI:34288 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1730239;
ChemSpider	12791 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.011.621
EC Number	212-782-2;
Gmelin Reference	936557
KEGG	C14530 ;
PubChem CID	13360;
RTECS number	OZ4725000;
UNII	6E1I4IV47V ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00891152 DTXSID7022128, DTXSID00891152 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H10O3/c1-5(2)6(8)9-4-3-7/h7H,1,3-4H2,2H3 Key: WOBHKFSMXKNTIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C6H10O3/c1-5(2)6(8)9-4-3-7/h7H,1,3-4H2,2H3 Key: WOBHKFSMXKNTIM-UHFFFAOYAH;
	SMILES O=C(OCCO)\C(=C)C; CC(=C)C(=O)OCCO;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H10O3
Molar mass	130.143 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Density	1.07 g/cm3
Melting point	−99 °C (−146 °F; 174 K)
Boiling point	213 °C (415 °F; 486 K)
Solubility in water	miscible
log P	0.50
Vapor pressure	0.08 hPa
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Eye irritation
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H317, H319
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P272, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P501
Flash point	97 °C (207 °F; 370 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Hydroxyethylmethacrylate (also known as glycol methacrylate) is the organic compound with the chemical formula H₂C=C(CH₃)CO₂CH₂CH₂OH. It is a colorless viscous liquid that readily polymerizes, i.e. it is a monomer that is used to make various polymers.