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Ethyl cyanoacrylate

CAS 106717-55-9

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

111940-93-3 · 112002-50-3 · 122985-41-5 · 885041-98-5 · 2243906-89-8 · 7085-85-0

Ethyl cyanoacrylate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ethyl cyanoacrylate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate · 2-PROPENOIC acid, 2-CYANO-, ethyl ester · Ethyl 2-cyanoprop-2-enoate · 2-Cyano-2-propenoic acid ethyl ester · 2-Cyanoacrylate d'ethyle · 2-Cyanoacrylic acid ethyl ester

Show all 17 names

2-cianoacrilato de etilo · 2-cyanoacrylate d' ethyle · Acrylic acid, 2-cyano-, ethyl ester · Adhesive 502 · CAS-7085-85-0 · ETHYL2-CYANOACRYLATE · Krazy glue · Sealant · Super Glue · UNII-2G95FOH7SF · ethyl alpha-cyanoacrylate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a film former. Ethyl Cyanoacrylate is the ester.

  • Film forming
  • Film former
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ethyl cyanoacrylate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveEthyl Cyanoacrylate is the ester that conforms to the formula:
    • Ethyl Cyanoacrylate is the ester that conforms to the formula:Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 352 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, No specific technical function.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 352 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, No specific technical function.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Ethyl cyanoacrylate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Ethyl cyanoacrylate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 11, 2016

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Ethyl cyanoacrylate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

352

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsCons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinerySpecialty occupational productsIndustrial productsRaw materialsHome maintenance

Typical roles

Film formingFilm former
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Ethyl cyanoacrylate are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Ethyl cyanoacrylate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.