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2-Ethoxyethanol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Ethyl glycol, Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C2H5OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
90.12
Beilstein:
1098271
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

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

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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).
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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

104.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

40 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Extraction of algal lipids and their analysis by HPLC and mass spectrometry
Jones J, et al.
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 89(8), 1371-1381 (2012)
Rui-Sheng Wang et al.
Industrial health, 45(4), 574-578 (2007-09-20)
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (EGEE) can cause damage to testes and sperm, and its metabolites are believed to play an important role in its toxicity. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is involved in the metabolism of this chemical. To investigate whether
Matthew J Traynor et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 218(2), 128-134 (2006-12-19)
Glycol ethers are solvents widely used alone and as mixtures in industrial and household products. Some glycol ethers have been shown to have a range of toxic effects in humans following absorption and metabolism to their aldehyde and acid metabolites.
David J Lockley et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 180(2), 74-82 (2002-04-24)
Percutaneous absorption and cutaneous metabolism of 2-ethoxyethanol were assessed in vivo and with an in vitro flow-through diffusion system. Topical application of undiluted (14)C-ethoxyethanol to occluded rat skin in vivo resulted in 25% of the dose being absorbed after 24
Douglas J Fort et al.
Drug and chemical toxicology, 25(3), 293-308 (2002-08-14)
Currently, no standardized and well-validated alternative models exist for screening for progesterone-responsive endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Because of this, a rapid assay for evaluating progestin/antiprogestin activity using Xenopus oocyte germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) as a model was evaluated. Five compounds

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