T59455

Triethylene glycol

ReagentPlus^®, 99%

• Synonym(s): Triglycol
• Linear Formula: HO(CH₂CH₂O)₂CH₂CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 112-27-6
• Molecular Weight: 150.17
• Beilstein: 969357
• EC Number: 203-953-2
• MDL number: MFCD00002880
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24900333
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• vapor density: 5.2 (vs air)
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor pressure: <0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• Assay: 99%
• form: viscous liquid
• autoignition temp.: 699 °F
• expl. lim.: 9.2 %
• refractive index: n20/D 1.455 (lit.)
• pH: 6.5-7.5 (20 °C, 100 g/L)
• bp: 125-127 °C/0.1 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: −7 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.124 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: OCCOCCOCCO
• InChI: 1S/C6H14O4/c7-1-3-9-5-6-10-4-2-8/h7-8H,1-6H2
• InChI key: ZIBGPFATKBEMQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Triethylene glycol can be used:

• To prepare fatty acid gelators, which are used to gelate various edible and vegetable oils.
• As a solvent to prepare superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for in situ protein purification.
• As an absorbent agent in the subsea natural gas dehydration process.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): 330.8 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 166 °C - closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves