C4H10O3
106.12 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL
CAS111-46-6EC203-872-2
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
solvent in industrial processes
Diethylene glycol is a colorless liquid that is denser than water. It is slightly toxic by ingestion and may cause mild irritation to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes.
solvent in industrial processespetroleum production and refiningpulp and paper processing
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Referencestereoisomer of
2,2'-Oxydi[(²H₄)ethan-1-ol]
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethanol
InChIKey
MTHSVFCYNBDYFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(COCCO)O
Synonyms (70)
- 1KA
- DEG
- PEG600
- 2,2'-Oxydiethanol; Etofenamate Imp. F (EP); Etofenamate Impurity F; Glycerol Impurity A
- Diethylene Glycol; Etofenamate EP Impurity E
- Diethylene glycol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- 1,5-Dihydroxy-3-oxapentane
- 2,2'-0xydiethanol
- 2,2'-Dihydroxydiethyl ether
- 2,2'-Dihydroxyethyl ether
- 2,2'-Oxybis(ethan-1-ol)
- 2,2'-Oxybisethanol
- 2,2'-Oxydi(ethan-1-ol)
- 2,2'-Oxydiethanol
- 2,2'-Oxyethanol
- 2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)ethanol
- 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethan-1-ol
- 2-HYDROXYETHOXYETHANOL
- 2-Hydroxyethyl ether
- 3-Oxa-1,5-pentanediol
- 3-Oxapentamethylene-1,5-diol
- 3-Oxapentane-1,5-diol
- Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ether
- Bis(beta-hydroxyethyl) ether
- Brecolane ndg
- Caswell No. 338A
- DI(HYDROXYETHYL)ETHER
- DIETHYLENE GLYCOL
- DIETHYLENE GLYCOL ETHER
- Deactivator E
- Deactivator H
- Dicol
- Diethylene Glycol (DEG)
- Diethylenglykol
- Diethylenglykol [Czech]
- Digenos
- Diglycol
- Digol
- Dihydroxydiethyl ether
- Dissolvant APV
- ETOFENAMATE IMPURITY F
- Ethanol, 2,2'-oxybis-
- Ethanol, 2,2'-oxydi-
- Ethanol,2'-oxybis-
- Ethanol,2'-oxydi-
- Ethylene diglycol
- GLYCEROL IMPURITY A
- Glycol ether
- Glycol ethyl ether
- Glycol hydroxyethyl ether
- OH-PEG2-OH
- PEG 10,000
- PEG 20,000
- PEG 5,000
- diehyleneglycol
- diethyene glycol