2-ethoxyethanol
Sign in to saveAlso known as EGEE, beta-ethoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethyl alcohol, 2EE, ethylene glycol ethyl ether, 2-ethoxyethan-1-ol, ETX, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
2-Ethoxyethanol, also known by the trademark Ethyl cellosolve, is a solvent used widely in commercial and industrial applications. It is a clear, colorless, nearly odorless liquid that is miscible with water, ethanol, diethyl ether, acetone, and ethyl acetate.
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 90.068
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- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0258
- upper flammable limit
- 15.6
- chemical formula
- C₄H₁₀O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CCOCCO
- density
- 0.93
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 1845
- melting point
- -70
- boiling point
- 135
- vapor pressure
- 4
- flash point
- 110
- lower flammable limit
- 1.7
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 740
- Commons category
- Ethoxyethanol
- ionization energy
- 9.60
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2-Ethoxyethanol, also known by the trademark Ethyl cellosolve, is a solvent used widely in commercial and industrial applications. It is a clear, colorless, nearly odorless liquid that is miscible with water, ethanol, diethyl ether, acetone, and ethyl acetate.
2-Ethoxyethanol is manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ethanol.