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2,3-Epoxypropyl methacrylate; glycidyl methacrylate

The consolidated GB Cosmetics Regulation lists this record in Annex II.

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Regulatory decision and full conditions

Status
Prohibited
Legal role
Binding rule
Regulatory summary
The consolidated GB Cosmetics Regulation lists this record in Annex II.
Conditions and restrictions
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Substance identity

Official source name
2,3-Epoxypropyl methacrylate; glycidyl methacrylate
CAS
106-91-2
EC
203-441-9
Identity mapping
standalone:official_gb_annex
Search this identity across the siteCAS 106-91-2EC 203-441-9

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PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 106-91-2
CAS 106-91-2PubChem CID 7837

Verified chemistry for CAS 106-91-2

Glycidyl methacrylate

IUPAC name
oxiran-2-ylmethyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate
Molecular formula
C7H10O3
Molecular weight
142.15 g/mol
Exact mass
142.062994177 Da
Monoisotopic mass
142.062994177 Da
XLogP3
0.8
Topological polar surface area
38.8 Ų
Molecular complexity
162.0
Formal charge
0
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Rotatable bonds
4
Heavy atoms
10
Covalent units
1

Names and synonyms reported to PubChem

2,3-Epoxypropyl methacrylateGlycidol methacrylateSY-Monomer GBlemmer GAcriester GBlemmer GMALight Ester GMethacrylic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester
16 more reported names
2-((Methacryloxy)methyl)oxirane2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, oxiranylmethyl esterGlycidyl alpha-methylacrylateCP 105Glycidyl alpha-methyl acrylate1-Propanol, 2,3-epoxy-, methacrylateR8WN29J8VFSR 379NSC-241562-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-oxiranylmethyl esterCHEBI:132844monomethacrylate propylene oxideRefChem:663607203-441-9oxiran-2-ylmethyl methacrylateglycidylmethacrylate
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External database identifiers
Advanced structure statistics
Defined atom stereocentres
0
Undefined atom stereocentres
1
Defined bond stereocentres
0
Undefined bond stereocentres
0
3D pharmacophore features
2
3D rings
0
3D hydrophobes
0
3D acceptor features
2
3D donor features
0
3D anionic centres
0
3D cationic centres
0
3D conformers
10
Effective 3D rotors
4.6
Machine-readable structure identifiers
SMILES
CC(=C)C(=O)OCC1CO1
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H10O3/c1-5(2)7(8)10-4-6-3-9-6/h6H,1,3-4H2,2H3
InChIKey
VOZRXNHHFUQHIL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Evidence from additional scientific databases

EMBL-EBI ChEBI
Exact identifier matchCHEBI:132844

glycidyl methacrylate

An enoate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of methacrylic acid with the hydroxy group of glycidol.

Formula
C7H10O3
Average mass
142.154 g/mol
Monoisotopic mass
142.06299 Da
Formal charge
0
  • enoate ester — is a (CHEBI:51702)
  • epoxide — is a (CHEBI:32955)
  • methacrylic acid — has functional parent (CHEBI:25219)
  • glycidol — has functional parent (CHEBI:30966)
  • enoate ester — is a (CHEBI:51702)
  • epoxide — is a (CHEBI:32955)
Additional curated names
(oxiran-2-yl)methyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate2,3-Epoxypropanol methacrylate2,3-Epoxypropyl methacrylate2-((Methacryloxy)methyl)oxiraneGlycidol methacrylateGlycidyl alpha-methylacrylateMethacrylic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester
Cross-references from this source

Mapped by: Exact CAS cross-reference in the ChEBI compound record. Source updated: 2017-01-27. Retrieved: 2026-08-31. Open source record

NIH PubChem PUG-View
Exact identifier match7837

Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.

  • First Aid: EYES: First check the victim for contact lenses and remove if present. Flush victim's eyes with water or normal saline solution for 20 to 30 minutes while simultaneously calling a hospital or poison control center. Do not put any ointments, oils, or medication in the victim's eyes without specific instructions from a physician. IMMEDIATELY transport the victim after flushing eyes to a hospital even if no symptoms (such as redness or irritation) develop.; SKIN: IMMEDIATELY flood affected skin with water while removing and isolating all contaminated clothing. Gently wash all affected skin areas thoroughly with soap and water. If symptoms such as redness or irritation develop, IMMEDIATELY call a physician and be prepared to transport the victim to a hospital for treatment.; INHALATION: IMMEDIATELY leave the contaminated area; take deep breaths of fresh air. If symptoms (such as wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, or burning in the mouth, throat, or chest) develop, call a physician and be prepared to transport the victim to a hospital. Provide proper respiratory protection to rescuers entering an unknown atmosphere. Whenever possible, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) shou Source: CAMEO Chemicals
  • Signal: Danger Source: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H311: Toxic in contact with skin [Danger Acute toxicity, dermal]; H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]; H317: May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin]; H318: Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H335: May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation]; H341: Suspected of causing genetic defects [Warning Germ cell mutagenicity]; H350: May cause cancer [Danger Carcinogenicity]; H360F: May damage fertility [Danger Reproductive toxicity]; H372: Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure] Source: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P203, P260, P261, P262, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P272, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P333+P317, P361+P364, P362+P364, P363, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for < 0.1% (1 of 1165) of reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Signal: Danger Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H302+H332 (37.9%): Harmful if swallowed or if inhaled [Warning Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, inhalation]; H302 (98%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H311 (74.8%): Toxic in contact with skin [Danger Acute toxicity, dermal]; H312 (25.2%): Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]; H314 (22.3%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]; H315 (77.7%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]; H317 (> 99.9%): May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin]; H318 (22.2%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H319 (77.7%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H332 (81.5%): Harmful if inhaled [Warning Acute toxicity, inhalation]; H335 (17.2%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation]; H341 (35.8%): Suspected of causing genetic defects [Warning Germ cell mutagenicity]; H350 (35.7%): May cause cancer [Danger Carcinogenicity]; H360 (27%): May damage fertility or the unborn child [Danger Reproductive toxicity]; H370 (19.8%): Ca Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P203, P260, P261, P262, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P272, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P305+P354+P338, P308+P316, P316, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P333+P317, P337+P317, P361+P364, P362+P364, P363, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 1165 reports by companies from 32 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 1 of 1165 reports by companies.; There are 31 notifications provided by 1164 of 1165 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Signal: Danger Source: NITE-CMC
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H227: Combustible liquid [Warning Flammable liquids]; H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H311: Toxic in contact with skin [Danger Acute toxicity, dermal]; H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]; H317: May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin]; H318: Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H341: Suspected of causing genetic defects [Warning Germ cell mutagenicity]; H350: May cause cancer [Danger Carcinogenicity]; H360: May damage fertility or the unborn child [Danger Reproductive toxicity]; H370: Causes damage to organs [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure]; H372: Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure]; H401: Toxic to aquatic life [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard]; H412: Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard] Source: NITE-CMC
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P203, P210, P260, P261, P262, P264, P264+P265, P270, P272, P273, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P308+P316, P316, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P333+P317, P361+P364, P362+P364, P363, P370+P378, P403, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: NITE-CMC
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H227: Combustible liquid [Warning Flammable liquids]; H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H311: Toxic in contact with skin [Danger Acute toxicity, dermal]; H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]; H317: May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin]; H318: Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H341: Suspected of causing genetic defects [Warning Germ cell mutagenicity]; H350: May cause cancer [Danger Carcinogenicity]; H361: Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child [Warning Reproductive toxicity]; H370: Causes damage to organs [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure]; H372: Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure]; H401: Toxic to aquatic life [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard]; H412: Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard] Source: NITE-CMC
  • Environmental Bioconcentration: An estimated BCF of 3 was calculated for glycidyl methacrylate(SRC), using an estimated log Kow of 0.81(1,SRC) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 10(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that glycidyl methacrylate is expected to have very high mobility in soil(SRC). Volatilization of glycidyl methacrylate from moist soil surfaces is expected to occur slowly(SRC) given an estimated Henry's Law constant of 3.1X10-7 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), using a fragment constant estimation method(3). Glycidyl methacrylate is not expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon an estimated vapor pressure of 0.62 mm Hg(SRC), determined from a fragment constant method(4). Screening tests indicate that glycidyl methacrylate is readily biodegradable; it reached 93-94% of its theoretical BOD in 4 weeks using an activated sludge inoculum(5). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 10(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that glycidyl methacrylate is not expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment in water(SRC). Volatilization from water surfaces is expected to occur slowly(3) based upon an estimated Henry's Law constant of 3.1X10-7 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), developed using a fragment constant estimation method(4). Volatilization half-lives for a model river and model lake are 140 days and 1000 days, respectively(SRC), using an estimation method(3). According to a classification scheme(5), an estimated BCF of 3(3), from an estimated log Kow of 0.81(6), suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low. A base-catalyzed second-order hydrolysis rate constant of 7X10-3 L/mole-sec(SRC) was estimated using a structure estimation method(7); this corresponds to half-lives of 31 yrs and 3 yrs at pH values of 7 and 8, respectively(7). The rate constant estimated for the epoxide does not include neutral hydrolysis rate constant. For some epoxides, the neutral rate constant is the dominant hydrolysis rate at environmental pHs. If the neutral Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: ATMOSPHERIC FATE: According to a model of gas/particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds in the atmosphere(1), glycidyl methacrylate, which has an estimated vapor pressure of 0.62 mm Hg at 25 °C(2), is expected to exist solely as a vapor in the ambient atmosphere. Vapor-phase glycidyl methacrylate is degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemically-produced hydroxyl radicals(SRC); the half-life for this reaction in air is estimated to be 17 hours(SRC) from its estimated rate constant of 3.1X10-7 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C(3). Because the structurally similar ethyl methacrylate does not absorb light in the environmental spectrum above 290 nm(4), direct photolysis of glycidyl methacrylate is not expected to occur(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

Mapped by: Existing checksum-valid CAS to unique PubChem CID match. Retrieved: 2026-08-31. Open source record

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Additional source coverage and match status
SourceResultChecked
EMBL-EBI ChEBIExact match2026-08-31
NIH PubChem PUG-ViewExact match2026-08-31

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Official source and provenance

Registered source
Great Britain Cosmetics Regulation — consolidated Annexes II–VI and amendments
Source reference
GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II, entry 1593
Source record ID
II-1593
Source version
2026-08-15
Source language
English
Translation status
Original is English
Effective date
2026-08-15
Source updated
2026-08-19
Snapshot checked
2026-08-30 04:51 UTC
Validation method
legislation.gov.uk XML table parse; {'II': 1758, 'III': 326, 'IV': 154, 'V': 57, 'VI': 34}
SHA-256
e3a386d950f54c6e7a7f9e784d1bd46e52de725137e89d5630709824475215d8

Registered dataset notes

Dataset coverage
Complete consolidated GB Annexes II–VI, with later amendments versioned separately
Authority note
Binding GB schedules and versioned amendments to retained Regulation 1223/2009; applies to England, Wales and Scotland, not Northern Ireland
Source licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 / Crown copyright
Attribution
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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How this record fits the market dataset

2329
current Great Britain records
1758
records marked Prohibited
2329
records from this source version
2015
market records with CAS identity

Status distribution

Permitted list with conditions: 245Prohibited: 1758Restricted: 326

Condition text is present on 517 of 2329 current records. An empty condition field is interpreted according to the record type above; it is never converted into an unrestricted-use claim.

Great Britain market context

Complete consolidated annex dataset

Coverage version: GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026

Current consolidated Annexes II–VI for England, Scotland and Wales.

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  1. Confirm that “2,3-Epoxypropyl methacrylate; glycidyl methacrylate” and every CAS/EC identifier refer to the material in your supplier specification.
  2. Confirm INCI/CAS/EC identity.
  3. Review every current GB Annex II–VI match.
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  5. Verify SCPN, responsible-person, safety-report and labelling duties.
  6. Document the source version and recheck the regulator before manufacture, notification or market placement.

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  • Snapshot hash and methodAvailable

Questions this page answers

This official record identifies the substance as prohibited for cosmetic use in the stated market scope. Do not rely on a formulation containing this identity until the cited source, effective date and exact substance match have been verified.

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The record cites GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II, entry 1593, source version 2026-08-15. Open the official source.

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Stable citation

2,3-Epoxypropyl methacrylate; glycidyl methacrylate. GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II, entry 1593. Great Britain. Source version 2026-08-15. CosIng Checker regulatory record: https://cosingchecker.com/regulations/gb/records/5948/

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Evidence on this page

  • Recorded outcome: Prohibited
  • Legal role: Binding rule
  • Source version: 2026-08-15
  • Effective date: 2026-08-15

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