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1-Methoxy-2-propanol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Propylene glycol methyl ether, Propyleneglycol monomethyl ether

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH(OH)CH2OCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
90.12
Beilstein:
1731270
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

3.12 (vs air)

vapor pressure

10.9 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Assay

≥99.7% (GC)

autoignition temp.

532 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

13.8 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.403 (lit.)
n20/D 1.403

bp

118-119 °C (lit.)

density

0.916 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

CC(O)COC

InChI

1S/C4H10O2/c1-4(5)3-6-2/h4-5H,3H2,1-2H3

InChI key

ARXJGSRGQADJSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

1-Methoxy-2-propanol is one of the most common propylene-based glycol ethers that find potential use in several industrial and commercial applications, major use being as a component of paints, varnishes, inks, etc. It is often utilized as a less potent substitute for short-chained ethylene glycol ethers.

Application

1-Methoxy-2-propanol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in human and animal biological samples by various chromatography techniques.
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Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

93.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

34 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Gas-chromatographic determination of propylene-and diethylene glycol ethers in urine
Hubner B, et al.
Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 342(9), 746-748 (1992)
J Laitinen et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Biomedical sciences and applications, 694(1), 93-98 (1997-06-20)
At the end of a workweek 23 silkscreen printers gave a urine sample for capillary gas chromatographic analysis for 1,2-propanediol. The mean concentration was 2.52 (S.D. 2.01) mmol mol creatinine(-1) (median=1.76, n=23). The urinary excretion of 1,2-propanediol was linearly dependent
N F Ferrala et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Biomedical applications, 660(2), 291-296 (1994-10-14)
A method utilizing capillary GC and flame ionization detection was developed for the simultaneous determination of 1-methoxy-2-propanol (propylene glycol monomethyl ether; PGME) and its metabolite 1,2-propanediol (propylene glycol; PG) in rat and mouse plasma. The calibration graphs for rat and
A biological monitoring study of 1-methoxy-2-propanol: analytical method development and a human volunteer study
Jones K, et al.
The Science of the Total Environment, 199(1-2), 23-30 (1997)
Rei Momose et al.
Organic letters, 15(8), 2010-2013 (2013-04-11)
Three new alkaloids, hyrtimomines A-C (1-3), were isolated from an Okinawan marine sponge Hyrtios sp. The structures of 1-3 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and application of a phenylglycine methyl ester (PGME) method. Hyrtimomines A (1) and

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