8.08245

Triethylene glycol

for synthesis

• Synonym(s): Triethylene glycol, Triglycol
• Linear Formula: HO(CH₂CH₂O)₃H
• CAS Number: 112-27-6
• Molecular Weight: 150.17
• MDL number: MFCD00002880
• UNSPSC Code: 12352104
• EC Index Number: 203-953-2
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor pressure: <0.01 hPa ( 20 °C)
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥99% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 370 °C
• potency: 17000 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat); >5000 mg/kg LD₅₀, skin (Rat)
• expl. lim.: 0.9-9.2 % (v/v)
• pH: 6.5-7.5 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H₂O)
• bp: 285-295 °C/1013 hPa
• mp: -7 °C
• transition temp: flash point 165 °C
• density: 1.123 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• InChI: 1S/C6H14O4/c7-1-3-9-5-6-10-4-2-8/h7-8H,1-6H2
• InChI key: ZIBGPFATKBEMQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

• Elucidating the Role of Reduction Kinetics in the Phase-Controlled Growth on Preformed Nanocrystal Seeds: A Case Study of Ru: This study explores the phase-controlled growth of ruthenium nanocrystals using triethylene glycol as a reducing agent, providing insights into the kinetics of nanomaterial synthesis for catalytic applications (Nguyen et al., 2024).


• Deep Eutectic Solvents as Agents for Improving the Solubility of Edaravone: Experimental and Theoretical Considerations: This research investigates the use of deep eutectic solvents, including those formulated with triethylene glycol, to enhance the solubility of edaravone. The findings demonstrate significant improvements in drug solubility and bioavailability (Jeliński et al., 2024).


• Probing the evaporation dynamics of semi-volatile organic compounds to reveal the thermodynamics of liquid-liquid phase separated aerosol: This study uses triethylene glycol in experiments to understand the evaporation dynamics and thermodynamics of semi-volatile organic compounds in liquid-liquid phase-separated aerosols. The research provides valuable data for atmospheric chemistry and environmental science (Choczynski et al., 2024).

Analysis Note

Assay (GC, area%): ≥ 99.0 % (a/a)
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 1.123 - 1.124
Water (K. F.): ≤ 0.30 %
Identity (IR): passes test

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 330.8 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 166 °C - closed cup