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Sigma-Aldrich

Hexylene glycol

puriss., ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

(±)-2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol, MPD

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH(OH)CH2C(CH3)2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
118.17
Beilstein:
1098298
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

4.1 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

0.02 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

puriss.

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

viscous liquid

expl. lim.

7.4 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.427 (lit.)
n20/D 1.428

bp

197 °C (lit.)

mp

−40 °C (lit.)

density

0.925 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(O)CC(C)(C)O

InChI

1S/C6H14O2/c1-5(7)4-6(2,3)8/h5,7-8H,4H2,1-3H3

InChI key

SVTBMSDMJJWYQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Hexylene glycol can also be used as a solvent in the preparation of CuO doped on TiO2/silica gel photocatalyst.

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

201.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

94 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The mutual diffusion coefficients for two aqueous ternary systems, both containing a protein, human serum albumin (HSA, component 1), were measured. The first system contained a neutral polymer, polyethylene glycol (PEG, component 2), and the second an "organic solvent", 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol
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Staphylococcal α-hemolysin is expressed as a water-soluble monomeric protein and assembles on membranes to form a heptameric pore structure. The heptameric pore structure of α-hemolysin can be prepared from monomer in vitro only in the presence of deoxycholate detergent micelles
Catherine Michaux et al.
Journal of molecular biology, 375(5), 1477-1488 (2007-12-18)
Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) is a highly effective and widely used protein denaturant. We show that certain amphipathic cosolvents such as 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol (MPD) can protect proteins from SDS denaturation, and in several cases can refold proteins from the SDS-denatured state.
Jose Antonio Cuesta-Seijo et al.
Structure (London, England : 1993), 18(9), 1210-1219 (2010-09-10)
Enzymatic reactions involving bilayer lipids occur in an environment with strict physical and topological constraints. The integral membrane enzyme PagP transfers a palmitoyl group from a phospholipid to lipid A in order to assist Escherichia coli in evading host immune

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