2-ethylhexyl acrylate appears as a clear colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Vapors heavier than air. Flash point 180°F. Used in making of paints and plastics.2-Ethylhexyl acrylate is an enoate ester.

1. Mainly used as a soft monomer for the production of solvent-based and emulsion-type acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives. Also used as the main monomer for microsphere pressure-sensitive adhesives for sticky notes. Used in the manufacture of coatings, plastic modifiers, paper and leather processing auxiliaries, textile finishing agents, etc.

2. Used as a polymerization monomer for flexible polymers, acting as an internal plasticizer in copolymers. Also used as a solvent.

3. Used for processing synthetic fiber fabrics and as an adhesive (pressure-sensitive adhesive).