Hydroxyethyl Acrylamide is the organic compound that conforms to the formula.
Definition
Hydroxyethyl Acrylamide is the organic compound that conforms to the formula.
Cosmetic roles
Holds powders togetherBINDING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ヒドロキシエチルアクリルアミド: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLAMIDEINCIヒドロキシエチルアクリルアミドJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7646-67-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 619-814-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80997843
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40104915
- IUPAC
- N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)prop-2-enamide
- Molecular formula
- C5H9NO2
- Molecular weight
- 115.132 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- &, lt, -27 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 130 ℃
- Flash point
- 148 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.021 ㎩ (25°C)
- Water solubility
- &, gt, 1000 g/㎖
- Relative density
- 1.11 (20 °C)
- Molecular weight
- 115.13
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 4 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Monomers3
- Binder1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Ultrasensitive, highly stretchable, self-healing and robust quaternized chitosan-based conductive hydrogel for wearable sensors. · 2025
- Preparation of xyloglucan-grafted poly(N-hydroxyethyl acrylamide) copolymer by free-radical polymerization for in vitro evaluation of human dermal fibroblasts · 2024
- Bionic double-crosslinked hydrogel of poly (γ-glutamic acid)/poly (N-(2-hydroxyethyl) acrylamide) with ultrafast gelling process and ultrahigh burst pressure for emergency rescue. · 2024
- Water-compatible cross-linked pyrrolidone acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesives with persistent adhesion for transdermal delivery: Synergistic effect of hydrogen bonding and electrostatic force. · 2024
- Combined use of novel chitosan-grafted N-hydroxyethyl acrylamide polyurethane and human dermal fibroblasts as a construct for in vitro-engineered skin. · 2023