Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII E6N1APF30P · registered name METHOXYETHYL CYANOACRYLATE · single chemical substance
Methoxyethyl Cyanoacrylate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula
Cosmetic roles
Holds powders togetherBINDING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
METHOXYETHYL CYANOACRYLATEINCI2-Propenoic acid, 2-cyano-, 2-methoxyethyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 27816-23-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 248-670-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0067341
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0037734
- IUPAC
- 2-Methoxyethyl 2-cyanoprop-2-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C7H9NO3
- Molecular weight
- 155.153 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Binder1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low1
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 1 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: ISO 10993-10, Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part 10: Test for Irritation and Skin Sensitization
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard