1-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    54446-78-5

    Molecular formula
    C8H18O3

    SMILES
    CCCCOCCOC(C)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 68.69%
    Ethereal 60.99%
    Alcoholic 58.79%
    Fermented 37.76%
    Green 34.87%
    Sweet 32.04%
    Cognac 31.21%
    Pungent 29.52%
    Winey 27.79%
    Solvent 26.56%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 45.06%
    Alcoholic 39.14%
    Vegetable 36.69%
    Green 36.57%
    Fruit 35.04%
    Fruity 34.0%
    Bitter 30.68%
    Musty 30.43%
    Earthy 29.95%
    Oil 28.4%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.0

    pKa est.
    7.93 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    162.23 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    213°C

    Flash point

    • 85.55 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-(2-BUTOXYETHOXY)ETHANOL
    • Ethanol, 1-(2-butoxyethoxy)-
    • DTXSID40866425
    • RefChem:223287
    • DTXCID50814710
    • ZNQOETZUGRUONW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 54446-78-5
    • 1-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethan-1-ol
    • 2-butoxyethoxyethanol
    • starbld0008394
    • SCHEMBL585619
    • SCHEMBL1308908
    • SCHEMBL28018026
    • SCHEMBL28819060
    • DB-326258
    • 54446-78-5

  • Applications

    1-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol is used primarily as a solvent and processing aid in industrial formulations. It serves as a co-solvent in coatings, paints, and varnishes; a cleaning and degreasing solvent in metalworking fluids and industrial cleaners; a carrier solvent in printing inks and adhesive formulations; a processing solvent in textile finishing and polymer formulations; and a reactive intermediate for the production of other glycol ethers and ethoxylated surfactants. It is typically chosen where moderate polarity and solvency are needed, and use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits. Chemical name: 1-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol; CAS number: 54446-78-5.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3668.85
    methanol 5443.06
    isopropanol 2211.03
    water 19.74
    ethyl acetate 618.01
    n-propanol 2304.71
    acetone 1054.58
    n-butanol 1767.8
    acetonitrile 861.97
    DMF 1289.8
    toluene 170.48
    isobutanol 1236.76
    1,4-dioxane 1621.06
    methyl acetate 565.97
    THF 1618.02
    2-butanone 577.71
    n-pentanol 938.07
    sec-butanol 1428.84
    n-hexane 148.61
    ethylene glycol 953.67
    NMP 756.31
    cyclohexane 296.19
    DMSO 2276.81
    n-butyl acetate 426.47
    n-octanol 253.17
    chloroform 1418.85
    n-propyl acetate 349.56
    acetic acid 2622.92
    dichloromethane 1289.08
    cyclohexanone 961.02
    propylene glycol 1101.51
    isopropyl acetate 294.41
    DMAc 848.6
    2-ethoxyethanol 1326.78
    isopentanol 956.5
    n-heptane 103.47
    ethyl formate 531.63
    1,2-dichloroethane 785.54
    n-hexanol 717.81
    2-methoxyethanol 2437.48
    isobutyl acetate 206.34
    tetrachloromethane 270.22
    n-pentyl acetate 220.15
    transcutol 1926.7
    n-heptanol 231.79
    ethylbenzene 100.13
    MIBK 221.07
    2-propoxyethanol 963.34
    tert-butanol 1860.24
    MTBE 678.33
    2-butoxyethanol 430.7
    propionic acid 1200.91
    o-xylene 134.92
    formic acid 1319.3
    diethyl ether 837.37
    m-xylene 121.0
    p-xylene 142.5
    chlorobenzene 262.61
    dimethyl carbonate 119.47
    n-octane 30.83
    formamide 1051.42
    cyclopentanone 777.94
    2-pentanone 451.95
    anisole 235.51
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 671.38
    gamma-butyrolactone 844.83
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1259.89
    pyridine 825.3
    3-pentanone 300.8
    furfural 813.25
    n-dodecane 21.41
    diethylene glycol 976.16
    diisopropyl ether 140.63
    tert-amyl alcohol 1196.21
    acetylacetone 391.83
    n-hexadecane 23.13
    acetophenone 220.43
    methyl propionate 405.06
    isopentyl acetate 326.28
    trichloroethylene 1175.03
    n-nonanol 210.09
    cyclohexanol 1230.53
    benzyl alcohol 332.26
    2-ethylhexanol 345.05
    isooctanol 171.95
    dipropyl ether 355.26
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 237.09
    ethyl lactate 230.49
    propylene carbonate 437.96
    n-methylformamide 907.57
    2-pentanol 833.42
    n-pentane 165.72
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 634.13
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 321.7
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 358.01
    mesitylene 83.6
    ε-caprolactone 789.21
    p-cymene 89.61
    epichlorohydrin 913.95
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 579.56
    2-aminoethanol 1701.21
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1018.45
    sulfolane 898.69
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 57.86
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1154.13
    n-hexyl acetate 306.13
    isooctane 32.37
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 523.22
    sec-butyl acetate 209.77
    tert-butyl acetate 285.12
    decalin 69.51
    glycerin 1130.47
    diglyme 897.34
    acrylic acid 900.29
    isopropyl myristate 110.72
    n-butyric acid 1467.06
    acetyl acetate 354.36
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 130.87
    ethyl propionate 251.57
    nitromethane 1580.96
    1,2-diethoxyethane 517.01
    benzonitrile 353.08
    trioctyl phosphate 97.13
    1-bromopropane 574.15
    gamma-valerolactone 1059.58
    n-decanol 143.69
    triethyl phosphate 145.34
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 293.29
    propionitrile 717.4
    vinylene carbonate 423.25
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1134.81
    DMS 203.22
    cumene 79.43
    2-octanol 157.49
    2-hexanone 335.25
    octyl acetate 144.52
    limonene 173.91
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1345.9
    ethyl orthosilicate 155.31
    tributyl phosphate 130.03
    diacetone alcohol 400.35
    N,N-dimethylaniline 173.49
    acrylonitrile 712.05
    aniline 455.43
    1,3-propanediol 1810.94
    bromobenzene 231.93
    dibromomethane 903.33
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1075.51
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 219.13
    tetrabutyl urea 161.43
    diisobutyl methanol 158.71
    2-phenylethanol 266.8
    styrene 136.33
    dioctyl adipate 200.92
    dimethyl sulfate 205.3
    ethyl butyrate 286.37
    methyl lactate 290.53
    butyl lactate 238.35
    diethyl carbonate 184.13
    propanediol butyl ether 456.46
    triethyl orthoformate 230.61
    p-tert-butyltoluene 90.14
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 206.71
    morpholine 2231.51
    tert-butylamine 1122.34
    n-dodecanol 110.02
    dimethoxymethane 601.66
    ethylene carbonate 405.1
    cyrene 295.38
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 273.44
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 250.53
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 291.75
    4-methylpyridine 636.99
    dibutyl ether 292.69
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 158.71
    DEF 641.57
    dimethyl isosorbide 447.29
    tetrachloroethylene 878.62
    eugenol 230.04
    triacetin 305.55
    span 80 387.04
    1,4-butanediol 715.42
    1,1-dichloroethane 711.38
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 559.46
    methyl formate 490.44
    2-methyl-1-butanol 916.58
    n-decane 39.4
    butyronitrile 783.09
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 226.71
    1-chlorooctane 125.92
    1-chlorotetradecane 48.41
    n-nonane 42.24
    undecane 27.09
    tert-butylcyclohexane 58.9
    cyclooctane 65.06
    cyclopentanol 1175.5
    tetrahydropyran 1653.83
    tert-amyl methyl ether 431.49
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 633.54
    1-hexene 383.43
    2-isopropoxyethanol 652.11
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 615.88
    methyl butyrate 427.42

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction