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2-HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved identifiers

Resolved substance identity

CAS:818-61-1

EC:212-454-9

Ingredient index records:

2-HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE

Cosmetic functions: FILM FORMING

2-(Acryloyloxy)ethanol,ethylene glycol acrylate,HEA,Hydroxyethyl acrylate,2-Propenoic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl ester

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2-HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name 2-HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 818-61-1

CAS 818-61-1PubChem CID 13165

2-Hydroxyethyl acrylate

Hydroxyethylacrylate appears as a clear colorless liquid. Less dense than water. Vapors heavier than air. Corrosive to tissue. May polymerize exothermically if heated or contaminated. If the polymerization takes place inside a container, the container may rupture violently. Used to make plastics. — CAMEO Chemicals

IUPAC name: 2-hydroxyethyl prop-2-enoate

Molecular formula: C5H8O3
Molecular weight: 116.11 g/mol
Exact mass: 116.047344113 Da
XLogP3: -0.2
Topological polar surface area: 46.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 3
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Hydroxyethyl acrylate2-Propenoic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl esterEthylene glycol monoacrylateBisomer 2HEA2-(Acryloyloxy)ethanolEthylene glycol, acrylateAcrylic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl esterEthylene glycol, monoacrylate

16 more reported names

25GT92NY0Cbeta-Hydroxyethyl acrylateRefChem:6744212-454-92-hydroxyethylacrylateAcrylic acid 2-hydroxyethyl ester2-Hydroxyethylester kyseliny akryloveCAS-818-61-1CCRIS 3431HSDB 1123EINECS 212-454-9BRN 0969853UNII-25GT92NY0C2-Hydroxyethylester kyseliny akrylove [Czech]hydroxyethylacrylatehydroxylethyl acrylate

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External database identifiers

ChEMBL:CHEMBL1330518
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2022123
PubMed:33358762
PubMed:26795242
PubMed:22915556
PubMed:22506863
PubMed:22505814
PubMed:22447532
PubMed:22271614
PubMed:22176024
PubMed:22023385
PubMed:21824406
PubMed:21706415
PubMed:21681960

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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