BX1715

2-Butoxyethanol

Practical, Technical

• Synonym(s): Ethylene glycol butyl ether, Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether, Butoxyethanol, 2-Butoxyethanol, Butyl glycol
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₃OCH₂CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 111-76-2
• Molecular Weight: 118.17
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1732511
• MDL number: MFCD00002884
• UNSPSC Code: 12352104
• EC Index Number: 203-905-0

Properties

• vapor density: 4.1 (vs air)
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor pressure: <1 mmHg ( 20 °C); 10 mmHg ( 81 °C)
• assay: ≥95% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 473 °F
• expl. lim.: 10.6 %
• color: APHA: ≤40
• refractive index: n20/D 1.419 (lit.)
• pH: 7 (20 °C in H₂O, as aqueous solution)
• bp: 169-172.5 °C (lit.)
• mp: −75 °C (lit.)
• transition temp: flash point 67 °C
• solubility: 900 g/L (completely miscible)
• density: 0.9 g/cm³ at 20 °C; 0.902 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: CCCCOCCO
• InChI: 1S/C6H14O2/c1-2-3-5-8-6-4-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
• InChI key: POAOYUHQDCAZBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Analysis Note

Assay (GC): 95% min
Color (APHA): 40 max
Form: Clear liquid
Infrared Spectrum: Conforms to standard

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302,H315,H319,H331
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P304 + P340 + P311 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 152.6 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup
• flash_point_c: 67 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup