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09-1720

2-Methoxyethanol

SAJ first grade, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, Methyl glycol

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Linear Formula:
CH3OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
109-86-4
Molecular Weight:
76.09
EC Number:
203-713-7
UNSPSC Code:
12352112
PubChem Substance ID:
329748721
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1731074
MDL number:
MFCD00002867

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InChI key

XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C3H8O2/c1-5-3-2-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

SMILES string

COCCO

grade

SAJ first grade

vapor density

2.62 (vs air)

vapor pressure

6.17 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.0%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

548 °F

expl. lim.

24.5 %

availability

available only in Japan

refractive index

n20/D 1.402 (lit.)

pH

5.0-7.0 (25 °C)

bp

124-125 °C (lit.)

mp

−85 °C (lit.)

density

0.965 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 2 - STOT SE 1

target_organs

Immune system, thymus

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

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

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Class I Designated Chemical Substances

prtr

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

fsl

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ishl_indicated

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

ishl_notified

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
A9141
A4523
A2025
A7841
A7365

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Makoto Takei et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 118(2), 643-652 (2010-07-10)
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME) is a widely used industrial solvent known to cause adverse effects to human and other mammals. Organs with high metabolism and rapid cell division, such as testes, are especially sensitive to its actions. In order
Anna Maria Piras et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 357(1-2), 260-271 (2008-03-04)
The preparation of novel biocompatible polymeric nanoconstructs suitable to load sensitive bioactive protein agents is reported. Nanoparticles were prepared as based on hybrid polymeric matrices consisting of synthetic bioerodible alternating copolymers of maleic anhydride and n-butylvinylether hemiesterified with 2-methoxyethanol and
H-Y Chang et al.
Occupational and environmental medicine, 61(8), 697-702 (2004-07-20)
To evaluate the protective effectiveness of gloves from occupational exposure to 2-methoxyethanol (2-ME); and to examine the association of 2-methoxyacetic acid (MAA) in urine and plasma collected simultaneously from low 2-ME exposure and high 2-ME exposure workers in a semiconductor
Ye-Jin Hwang et al.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 27(31), 4578-4584 (2015-07-03)
By controlling the polymer/polymer blend self-organization rate, all-polymer solar cells composed of a high-mobility, crystalline, naphthalene diimide-selenophene copolymer acceptor and a benzodithiophene-thieno[3,4-b]thiophene copolymer donor are achieved with a record 7.7% power conversion efficiency and a record short-circuit current density (18.8
P Sarabadani et al.
Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine, 90, 8-14 (2014-04-01)
A new complex of 1-hydroxy-4-(prop-2-enyloxy)-9,10-anthraquinone and Y(III) was synthesized and used as the functional monomer for a novel Y(III) nanostructure ion-imprinted polymer. This polymer was used as a sorbent for fast and selective separation. The separation method was based on
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