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2-Ethoxyethanol

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): Ethyl glycol, Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
• Linear Formula: C₂H₅OCH₂CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 110-80-5
• Molecular Weight: 90.12
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1098271
• EC Number: 203-804-1
• MDL number: MFCD00002869
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329768258
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor density: 3.1 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 3.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: ≥99.8% (GC)
• autoignition temp.: 460 °F
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• expl. lim.: 14 %
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• refractive index: n20/D 1.407 (lit.); n20/D 1.408
• bp: 135 °C (lit.)
• mp: −90 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.93 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; environmental; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CCOCCO
• InChI: 1S/C4H10O2/c1-2-6-4-3-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3
• InChI key: ZNQVEEAIQZEUHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

2-Ethoxyethanol is an organic compound, widely used as a component or solvent for nitrocellulose and in a variety of dyes, inks, cleaning agents, resins, paints, varnishes, etc. It is also used for increasing the stability of emulsions.

Application

2-Ethoxyethanol may be used as an extraction solvent for the quantification and analysis of algal lipids from algae samples using normal-phase high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) coupled in parallel to an evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD) and quadrupole mass spectrometer(QMS).

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H226,H302,H331,H360FD
• pcodes: P202 - P210 - P233 - P301 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P311 - P308 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 1B
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 104.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 40 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter