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537551

Ethylene glycol butyl ether

≥99%

Synonym(s):

2-Butoxyethanol, Butyl glycol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
111-76-2
Molecular Weight:
118.17
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329757985
EC Number:
203-905-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1732511
MDL number:
MFCD00002884
Assay:
≥99%
Bp:
169-172.5 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
<1 mmHg ( 20 °C), 10 mmHg ( 81 °C)

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InChI key

POAOYUHQDCAZBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

CCCCOCCO

vapor density

4.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C), 10 mmHg ( 81 °C)

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

473 °F

expl. lim.

10.6 %

impurities

≤0.10% (water)

Quality Level

200

bp

169-172.5 °C (lit.)

mp

−75 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble

density

0.902 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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General description

Ethylene glycol butyl ether (EGBE) is an ethylene oxide-based glycol ether solvent commonly used in the coatings industry. Its relative evaporation rate with respect to n-butyl acetate has been reported to be 0.07. Its toxicity has been assessed. The effect of EGBE as a thickening solvent during acrylic latex synthesis has been investigated.

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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

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SHBT3415
SHBT2572
SHBS9285
SHBS3781
SHBR6506

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A novel alkali and cosolvent thickening mechanism for latex.
He L, et al.
New. J. Chem., 39(11), 8984-8992 (2015)
Reproductive toxicology. Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether.
Environmental health perspectives, 105 Suppl 1, 217-218 (1997-02-01)
R L Smith
Environmental health perspectives, 57, 1-4 (1984-08-01)
Ethylene oxide-based glycol ether and glycol ether ester solvents have been used in the coatings industry for the past fifty years. Because of their excellent performance properties (evaporation rate, blush resistance, flow-out and leveling properties, solubility for coating resins, solvent
G Amir et al.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery, 49(1), 21-25 (2009-12-26)
Female rats develop haemolytic anaemia and disseminated thrombosis and infarction in multiple organs, including bone, when exposed to 2-butoxyethanol (BE). There is growing evidence that vascular occlusion of the subchondral bone may play a part in some cases of osteoarthritis.
Lisa M Kamendulis et al.
Toxicology, 270(2-3), 131-136 (2010-02-16)
2-Butoxyethanol increases hemangiosarcomas selectively in male mouse liver after chronic inhalation through mechanisms that have not fully been elucidated. Hemolysis, a primary toxic effect associated with 2-butoxyethanol exposure in rodents, increased hemosiderin (iron) deposition in Kupffer cells in the liver.
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