diethylene glycol dimethylether
Also known as 2,2'-oxybis(1-methoxyethane), 2,5,8-trioxanonane, bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether, di(2-methoxyethyl) ether, 2,2'-oxybis[1-(methyloxy)ethane], CH3-O-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-O-CH3, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diglyme
Diglyme, or bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether, is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is a colorless liquid with a slight ether-like odor. It is a solvent with a high boiling point. It is the dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol. The name diglyme is a portmanteau of diglycol methyl ether. It is miscible with water as well as organic solvents.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H14O3
- Molecular weight
- 134.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-methoxy-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane
- SMILES
- COCCOCCOC
- InChIKey
- SBZXBUIDTXKZTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.4
- Polar surface area
- 27.7 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Diglyme, or bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether, is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is a colorless liquid with a slight ether-like odor. It is a solvent with a high boiling point. It is the dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol. The name diglyme is a portmanteau of diglycol methyl ether. It is miscible with water as well as organic solvents.
It is prepared by a reaction of dimethyl ether and ethylene oxide over an acid catalyst.