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2-butoxyethanol
Sign in to saveAlso known as Butyl Cellosolve, Butyl oxitol, Dowanol EB, EGBE, Ektasolve EB, Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, Jeffersol EB, BuOCH2CH2OH
2-Butoxyethanol is an organic compound with the chemical formula (Bu = ). This colorless liquid has a sweet, ether-like odor, as it derives from the family of glycol ethers, and is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol. As a relatively nonvolatile, inexpensive solvent, it is used in many domestic and industrial products because of its properties as a surfactant. It is a known respiratory irritant and can be acutely toxic, but animal studies have not found it to be mutagenic, and no studies suggest it is a human carcinogen. A study of 13 classroom air contaminants conducted in Portugal reported a st
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H14O2
- Molecular weight
- 118.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-butoxyethanol
- SMILES
- CCCCOCCO
- InChIKey
- POAOYUHQDCAZBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.8
- Polar surface area
- 29.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- glycol ethers
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 118.099
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- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 3381
- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₄O₂
- melting point
- -74.8
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0070
- density
- 0.90
- boiling point
- 168.4
- vapor pressure
- 0.8
- flash point
- 143
- lower flammable limit
- 1.1
- upper flammable limit
- 12.7
- ionization energy
- 10
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 240
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCOCCO
- found in taxon
- Camellia sinensis
- Commons category
- 2-Butoxyethanol
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Properties
- Miscibility with water
- Production
- Uses
- Commercial uses
- In the petroleum industry
- Safety
- Disposal and degradation
- Human exposure
- Animal studies
- Regulation in Canada
- Regulation in the US
- References
- External links
2-Butoxyethanol is an organic compound with the chemical formula (Bu = ). This colorless liquid has a sweet, ether-like odor, as it derives from the family of glycol ethers, and is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol. As a relatively nonvolatile, inexpensive solvent, it is used in many domestic and industrial products because of its properties as a surfactant. It is a known respiratory irritant and can be acutely toxic, but animal studies have not found it to be mutagenic, and no studies suggest it is a human carcinogen. A study of 13 classroom air contaminants conducted in Portugal reported a statistically significant association with increased rates of nasal obstruction and a positive association below the level of statistical significance with a higher risk of obese asthma and increased body mass index.
== Properties ==
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