8.00856

Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether

(stabilised) for synthesis

• Synonym(s): 1,2-Dimethoxyethane, mono-Glyme, Dimethylglycol, Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, Monoglyme
• Linear Formula: CH₃OCH₂CH₂OCH₃
• CAS Number: 110-71-4
• Molecular Weight: 90.12
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1209237
• MDL number: MFCD00008502
• UNSPSC Code: 12352112
• EC Index Number: 203-794-9
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor density: 3.1 (20 °C, vs air)
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor pressure: 48 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: ≥99.9% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 396 °F
• potency: 2000 mg/kg LD₅₀, skin (Rabbit)
• expl. lim.: 10.4 %
• refractive index: n20/D 1.379 (lit.)
• pH: 7
• kinematic viscosity: 0.455 cSt(25 °C)
• bp: 85 °C (lit.)
• mp: −58 °C (lit.)
• solubility: soluble 1000 g/L
• density: 0.867 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• SMILES string: COCCOC
• InChI: 1S/C4H10O2/c1-5-3-4-6-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: XTHFKEDIFFGKHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, also known as dimethoxyethane, has gained significant attention in recent years due to its favorable characteristics, including a high energy density and cetane number. It possesses excellent solubility properties and is used as an environmentally friendly solvent and effective etherification agent in industries such as cosmetics, perfumes, and pharmaceuticals. Notably, it finds extensive application in batteries and electrolytes due to its desirable properties.

Application

Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether can be used as a:

• Co-solvent in the synthesis of Tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphine (P(SiMe₃)₃).
• Solvent in the tailored mono carborane electrolyte solution of Ca(CB₁₁H₁₂)₂, which was utilized in the development of Ca metal batteries.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07,GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225 - H315 - H332 - H360FD
• pcodes: P202 - P210 - P233 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P308 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2
• supp_hazards: EUH019
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 41.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 5 °C - closed cup