15625-89-5

Basic information

• Product Name: Trimethylolpropane triacrylate
• Synonyms: HEXAGLYCERINE TRIACRYLATE;1,1,1-(TRIHYDROXYMETHYL)PROPANE TRIACRYLATE;1,1,1-TRIMETHYLOL PROPANE TRIACRYLATE;2-propenoic acid 2-ethyl-2-[[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]methyl]-1,3-propanediyl ester;2-ETHYL-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL TRIACRYLATE;2-Ethyl-2-[[(1-oxoallyl)oxy]methyl]-1,3-propanediyl diacrylate;TMPTA;TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIACRYLATE
• CAS NO: 15625-89-5
• Molecular Formula: C₁₅H₂₀O₆
• Molecular Weight: 296.32
• EINECS: 239-701-3
• Product Categories: Functional Monomer
• Mol File: 15625-89-5.mol

Chemical Properties

• Melting Point: -66°C
• Boiling Point: >200°C
• Flash Point: >230 °F
• Appearance: /Liquid
• Density: 1.1 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
• Vapor Density: >1 (vs air)
• Vapor Pressure: <0.01 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
• Refractive Index: n20/D 1.474(lit.)
• Storage Temp.: Refrigerator
• PKA: 0[at 20 ℃]
• Water Solubility: Miscible with water.
• CAS DataBase Reference: Trimethylolpropane triacrylate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Trimethylolpropane triacrylate(15625-89-5)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Trimethylolpropane triacrylate(15625-89-5)

Safety Data

• Hazard Codes: Xi
• Statements: 36/38-43
• Safety Statements: 39
• RIDADR: UN3265
• WGK Germany: 1
• RTECS: AT4810000
• TSCA: Yes
• HazardClass: 8
• PackingGroup: III
• Hazardous Substances Data: 15625-89-5(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Chemical Properties

Colorless viscid liquid

Uses

Different sources of media describe the Uses of 15625-89-5 differently. You can refer to the following data:
1. Trimethylol propane triacrylate is a triacrylate for use in UV -curable lithographic inks, varnishes, artificial nails, wood finish solder, and etch resists in the electronics industry.
2. Trimethylolpropane triacrylate has important properties like low volatility, resistance against weather, chemical, water and abrasion, and immediate curing property. The above mentioned properties prompted its use in the production of adhesives, plastics, sealant chemicals, paint additives, photosensitive chemicals, ink and toner. It finds application in alkyd coatings, dental polymers, compact discs, hardwood floors, concrete polymers, screen printing, elastomers, automobile headlamps, acrylics and plastic components for the medical industry.

Preparation

Synthesis of trimethylolpropane triacrylate: 2.44 kg of trimethylolpropane, 3.93 kg of acrylic acid, 0.5 kg of an acid ion exchanger (Lewatit 3333 of BAYER AG), 9 g of hydroquinone and 1.5 liters of petroleum ether (boiling range 60° to 70° C) were heated under a water separator, whilst stirring, in a 10 liter three-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, water separator and gas inlet tube. At the same time, a constant stream of air saturated with allyl alcohol was passed through the flask at a rate of 2 liters/hour. In total, 16 ml of allyl alcohol were introduced into the esterification mixture in this way. After 80 hours, the reaction mixture had an acid number of 32 and the boiling point had risen to 72° C. The petroleum ether was distilled off, remnants being removed by applying a vacuum of 0.2 mm Hg at a product temperature of 40° C. The esterification catalyst was separated off by filtration and was kept for further use. The trimethylolpropane triacrylate obtained in practically quantitative yield was pale yellowish and clear. The viscosity corresponded to a time of outflow of 20 seconds measured in a DIN cup 4 at 20° C. The product showed no change even on storage for 4 months at 60° C. When used in a UV light-curing printing ink which contained a photoinitiator, the product polymerised at high speed.Literature source US04059721

Flammability and Explosibility

Notclassified

InChI:InChI=1/C15H20O9/c16-8-15(9-17,10-18)7-14(4-1-11(19)20,5-2-12(21)22)6-3-13(23)24/h1-6,16-18H,7-10H2,(H,19,20)(H,21,22)(H,23,24)/p-3/b4-1+,5-2+,6-3+

Synthetic route

1,1,1-tri(hydroxymethyl)propane (77-99-6) + acryloyl chloride (814-68-6) → 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5)

Conditions	Yield
With 4-methoxy-phenol; triethylamine; hydroquinone at 60℃; for 2h; Temperature;	98.38%
In pyridine; benzene at 50℃; for 30h;	81%
With pyridine In benzene at 50℃; for 30h;	81%

1,1,1-tri(hydroxymethyl)propane (77-99-6) + acrylic acid (79-10-7) → 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5)

Conditions	Yield
With methanesulfonic acid; hypophosphorous acid; hydroquinone In cyclohexane at 70 - 91℃; under 3750.38 Torr;	95%
Stage #1: With hypophosphorous acid; 4-methoxy-phenol; copper dichloride In cyclohexane; water at 70 - 75℃; Stage #2: 1,1,1-tri(hydroxymethyl)propane; acrylic acid With toluene-4-sulfonic acid In cyclohexane; water at 95 - 130℃; for 6 - 10h;
With methanesulfonic acid; hydroquinone In toluene at 120℃; for 5h;

trimethylolpropane diacrylate (37275-47-1) + acrylic acid methyl ester (292638-85-8) → 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5)

Conditions	Yield
With dmap; oxo[hexa(trifluoroacetato)]tetrazinc In toluene at 80℃; for 72h; Inert atmosphere; Schlenk technique; chemoselective reaction;	63%

2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) + 2-hydroxyethanethiol (60-24-2) → 2-ethyl-2-(((3-((2-hydroxyethyl)thio)propanoyl)oxy)methyl)propane-1,3-diyl bis(3-((2-hydroxyethyl)thio)propanoate)

Conditions	Yield
With 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene In tetrahydrofuran at 0 - 20℃; Inert atmosphere;	100%

1,4-diaminobutane (110-60-1) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → C64H92N2O24

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 10 - 25℃; for 26h; Inert atmosphere;	95.02%

1,6-Hexanediamine (124-09-4) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → C66H96N2O24

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 10 - 25℃; for 26h; Inert atmosphere;	94.5%
In methanol at 4 - 30℃; for 18h;

2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) + 1,4,7,10-tetraoxa-15-azacyclopentadecane (66943-05-3) → 3-(1,4,7,10-tetraoxa-13-aza-cyclopentadec-13-yl)-propionic acid 2,2-bis-(3-1,4,7,10-tetraoxa-13-aza-cyclopentadec-13-yl-propionyloxymethyl)-butyl ester

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 50℃; for 24h;	82.8%

1-aza-18-crown-6 (33941-15-0) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → 3-(1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxa-16-aza-cyclooctadec-16-yl)-propionic acid 2,2-bis-(3-1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxa-16-aza-cyclooctadec-16-yl-propionyloxymethyl)-butyl ester

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 50℃; for 24h;	81%

2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) + diphenylphosphane (829-85-6) → C51H53O6P3

Conditions	Yield
In 2-methyltetrahydrofuran at 90℃; for 12h; Inert atmosphere; Sealed tube; Green chemistry; regioselective reaction;	81%

pyridine-2-carbaldehyde (1121-60-4) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → mono(β-hydroxy-α-methylene-2-pyridinepropanoic acid)-diacryloyl trimethylolpropane (1352877-62-3)

Conditions	Yield
With 1,4-diaza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane; methanol In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 20℃; for 5h;	80.5%

ethylenediamine (EDA) + hexa-acrylate + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → ethylenediamine (107-15-3)

Conditions	Yield
In methanol	80%

pyridine-2-carbaldehyde (1121-60-4) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → 2-ethyl-2-(((2-(hydroxy(pyridin-2-yl)methyl)acryloyl)oxy)-methyl)propane-1,3-diyl bis(2-(hydroxy(pyridin-2-yl)methyl)acrylate) (1352877-60-1)

Conditions	Yield
With 1,4-diaza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane; methanol In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 20℃; for 5h;	77%

1,4,10,13-tetraoxa-7,16-diazacyclooctadecane (23978-55-4) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → acrylic acid 2-acryloyloxymethyl-2-(3-{16-[2-(2,2-bis-acryloyloxymethyl-butoxycarbonyl)-ethyl]-1,4,10,13-tetraoxa-7,16-diaza-cyclooctadec-7-yl}-propionyloxymethyl)-butyl ester (863497-98-7)

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 50℃; for 30h; Michael addition;	76%

pyridine-2-carbaldehyde (1121-60-4) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl bis(2-(hydroxy(pyridin-2-yl)methyl)acrylate) (1352877-59-8)

Conditions	Yield
With 1,4-diaza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane; methanol In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 20℃; for 5h;	75%

2-aminomethyl-15-crown-5 (83585-56-2) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → 3-[(1,4,7,10,13-Pentaoxa-cyclopentadec-2-ylmethyl)-amino]-propionic acid 2,2-bis-{3-[(1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxa-cyclopentadec-2-ylmethyl)-amino]-propionyloxymethyl}-butyl ester

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 50℃; for 24h;	73.8%

4'-aminobenzo-15-crown-5-ether (60835-71-4) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → 3-(6,7,9,10,12,13,15,16-octahydro-5,8,11,14,17-pentaoxa-benzocyclopentadecen-2-ylamino)-propionic acid 2,2-bis-[3-(6,7,9,10,12,13,15,16-octahydro-5,8,11,14,17-pentaoxa-benzocyclopentadecen-2-ylamino)-propionyloxymethyl]-butyl ester

Conditions	Yield
With triethylamine In methanol at 50℃; for 144h;	73.3%

2-(aminomethyl)-18-crown-6 (83585-61-9) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → 3-[(1,4,7,10,13,16-Hexaoxa-cyclooctadec-2-ylmethyl)-amino]-propionic acid 2,2-bis-{3-[(1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxa-cyclooctadec-2-ylmethyl)-amino]-propionyloxymethyl}-butyl ester

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 50℃; for 24h;	73.1%

2-aminomethyl-15-crown-5 (83585-56-2) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → C41H63NO17 (912335-03-6)

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 50℃; for 36h; Michael addition;	71.5%

4-aminobenzo-18-crown-6 (68941-06-0) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → 3-(6,7,9,10,12,13,15,16,18,19-decahydro-5,8,11,14,17,20-hexaoxa-benzocyclooctadecen-2-ylamino)-propionic acid 2,2-bis-[3-(6,7,9,10,12,13,15,16,18,19-decahydro-5,8,11,14,17,20-hexaoxa-benzocyclooctadecen-2-ylamino)-propionyloxymethyl]-butyl ester

Conditions	Yield
With triethylamine In methanol at 50℃; for 144h;	71.2%

piperazine (110-85-0) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → C27H50N6O6

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 4 - 60℃; for 2.16667h; Michael's addition reaction;	60%

C15H14INO + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → C60H59N3O9

Conditions	Yield
With palladium 10% on activated carbon; sodium carbonate In N,N-dimethyl acetamide at 165℃; for 1.5h; Heck Reaction; Inert atmosphere;	59%

2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → polymer, photopolymerization; monomer(s): trimethylopropane triacrylate

Conditions	Yield
With 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone under 32402.6 Torr; for 0.0866667h; Kinetics; Product distribution; Further Variations:; Pressures; light intensities; UV-irradiation;	48.8%

2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → C18H26O6

Conditions	Yield
With sodium hypochlorite; tetrahexylammonium bromide In water at 40℃; for 1h;	44%

ethylenediamine (107-15-3) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → C155H298N34O48

Conditions	Yield
In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 60℃; for 60h; Michael Addition; Inert atmosphere;	39.7%

4-bromo-benzaldehyde (1122-91-4) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → C36H32Br3N3O9

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: 4-bromo-benzaldehyde With toluene-4-sulfonic acid hydrazide Stage #2: 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate With tert.-butylnitrite; N,N,N,N,-tetramethylethylenediamine; copper dichloride In tetrahydrofuran at 65℃; for 24h;	33%

2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → polymer, product of radical polymerisation; monomer(s) 1,1,1-tris(acryloyloxymethyl)propane

Conditions	Yield
With cyanine dye derivative triphenylalkylborate In 1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-one Kinetics; Further Variations:; Reagents; Irradiation;

2-mercaptothioxanthone (522617-26-1) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → poly(trimethylolpropane triacrylate), with thioxanthon-2-ylsulfanyl groups at initial chain side; monomer(s): trimethylolpropane triacrylate; 2-mercaptothioxanthone

Conditions	Yield
UV-irradiation;

2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → poly(trimethylolpropane triacrylate); monomer(s): trimethylolpropane triacrylate

Conditions	Yield
With thio-xanthene-9-one; N-Methyldiethanolamine UV-irradiation;

ethylenediamine (107-15-3) + 2-((acryloyloxy)methyl)-2-ethylpropane-1,3-diyl diacrylate (15625-89-5) → acrylic acid 2-acryloyloxymethyl-2-{3-[[2-(2,2-bis-acryloyloxymethyl-butoxycarbonyl)-ethyl]-(2-{bis-[2-(2,2-bis-acryloyloxymethyl-butoxycarbonyl)-ethyl]-amino}-ethyl)-amino]-propionyloxymethyl}-butyl ester (511550-36-0)

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 30℃;

Upstream product

• 37275-47-1 trimethylolpropane diacrylate 
• 292638-85-8 acrylic acid methyl ester 
• 77-99-6 1,1,1-tri(hydroxymethyl)propane 
• 79-10-7 acrylic acid 
• 814-68-6 acryloyl chloride 

Downstream Products

• 1591653-39-2 trimethylolpropane tris[3-(bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphoryl)propanoate] 
• 1591653-41-6 trimethylolpropane monoacrylate-bis[3-(bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphoryl)propanoatel] 
• 1591653-43-8 trimethylolpropane bisacrylate-mono[3-(bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphoryl)propanoate] 
• 1030374-82-3 C₂₈H₃₀O₇S 
• 1260149-11-8 C₅₀H₇₀N₄O₁₃ 
• 1337537-31-1 C₃₉H₅₃N₃O₆ 
• 1337537-29-7 C₄₂H₅₃N₃O₁₂ 
• 1337537-26-4 C₂₉H₃₈N₂O₆ 
• 1337537-13-9 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane tri-(3-[N-methyl-N-phenylamino]propionate) 
• 107-15-3 ethylenediamine 

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