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53071

Ethylene glycol butyl ether

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, 2-Butoxyethanol, Butyl glycol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
111-76-2
Molecular Weight:
118.17
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757913
EC Number:
203-905-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1732511
MDL number:
MFCD00002884

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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

4.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C), 10 mmHg ( 81 °C)

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

473 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

Water, ≤0.1% (coulometer)

expl. lim.

10.6 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.419 (lit.), n20/D 1.420

bp

169-172.5 °C (lit.)

mp

−75 °C (lit.)

density

0.902 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCOCCO

InChI

1S/C6H14O2/c1-2-3-5-8-6-4-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3

InChI key

POAOYUHQDCAZBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethylene glycol butyl ether can find applications as a surfactant in investigating the process of spreading, shrinking and resting regime on the surface of water. It can also find applications as a cosolvent in water-borne paints.

Application

Ethylene glycol butyl ether may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in biological samples, environmental samples, cleaning products, detergents, and organic solvent mixtures by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques.
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GHS06

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

152.6 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

flash_point_c

67 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Listings

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Class I Designated Chemical Substances

prtr

Group 4: Flammable liquids + Type 2 petroleums + Hazardous rank III + Water insoluble liquid

fsl

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ishl_indicated

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

ishl_notified

53071-1ML-F:4548173306483 + 53071-5ML-F:4548173306490 + 53071-VAR-F: + 53071-BULK-F:

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Persistence, degradation, and movement of triclopyr and its ethylene glycol butyl ether ester in a forest soil
Lee CH, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 34(6), 1075-1079 (1986)
Spreading, fingering instability and shrinking of a hydrosoluble surfactant on water
Mollaei S and Darooneh.HA
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 86, 98-10 (2017)
Gas chromatographic determination of some glycol ethers and glycol ether acetates by FID, O-FID, and MS detection. Preliminary applications in simultaneous monitoring of these chemicals in biological matrices
Giachetti C, et al.
Journal of High Resolution Chromatography, 19(7), 383-391 (1996)
Citric acid as corrosion inhibitor for aluminium pigment
Muller.B
Corrosion Science, 46(1), 159-167 (2004)
Marta Pastor-Belda et al.
Journal of separation science, 39(12), 2292-2299 (2016-05-01)
A rapid and simple procedure is reported for the determination of six ethylene glycol ethers in cleaning products and detergents using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. The analytes were extracted from 2.0 g samples in acetonitrile (3 mL) and the
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