2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate is used in UV curable inks and coatings. It is also used in adhesives, artificial nails, dental materials and varnishes. In dentistry, it is one of the major volatile acrylates along with methyl methacrylate. In addition, it is used as a monomer in the synthesis of dental restorative polymers and geotechnical grouting polymers in construction engineering.
chemical properties | colorless liquid |
use | 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate is used to prepare hydrophilic polymers for biomedical devices. |
use | 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate is a methacrylic acid monomer used in UV inks, adhesives, varnishes, dental materials, artificial nails, etc. |
use | 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate is used in UV curable inks and coatings. It is also used in adhesives, artificial nails, dental materials and varnishes. In dentistry, it is one of the major volatile acrylates along with methyl methacrylate. In addition, it is used as a monomer in the synthesis of dental restorative polymers and geotechnical grouting polymers in construction engineering. |
definition | 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate is an acrylic acid ester and a monomethacryloyl derivative of ethylene glycol. |
general instructions | 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) is inherently biocompatible. Polymeric hydrogel scaffolds can be produced by polymerizing HEMA in water. |
adventure | Class 30% (contains xylene): Flammable, moderate fire risk. |
Purification method | The ester was dissolved in water and extracted with n-heptane to remove ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (checked by gas-liquid chromatography and NMR) and distilled twice under reduced pressure [Strop et al., 2007]. Journal of Physical Chemistry 80 694 1976]. [Beilstein 2 IV 1530. ] |
2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate upstream and downstream product information |
raw material | Ethylene oxide --> Hydroquinone --> 2-chloroethanol --> Methacrylic acid --> Polymerization inhibitor --> Tetramethylammonium chloride --> 3,3',4,4 '-Benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride --> Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate --> 2- (Methacryloyloxy)ethyl acetoacetate --> Diethylene glycol monomethacrylate- -> Methyl 2-hydroxyisobutyrate --> Phenothiazine |
Preparation products | 2,2-Dimethyl- 1,3 -dioxolane --> 2-Methacryloyloxyethyl D-glucopyranoside --> 2-acetoxyethyl methacrylate-- > Methacrylic acid, diphenyl phosphate 2-hydroxyethyl ester --> Caprolactone 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl ester |