1-Butoxy-1-ethoxyethane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    57006-87-8

    Molecular formula
    C8H18O2

    SMILES
    CCCCOC(C)OCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 91.46%
    Ethereal 86.45%
    Alcoholic 74.13%
    Fruity 73.75%
    Cognac 71.87%
    Fermented 49.73%
    Vegetable 47.68%
    Pungent 46.32%
    Nutty 44.82%
    Winey 44.78%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 69.49%
    Green 65.05%
    Earthy 47.76%
    Fruity 47.64%
    Vegetable 47.5%
    Fruit 47.01%
    Ether 41.92%
    Ethereal 31.3%
    Alcoholic 30.7%
    Fatty 29.28%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    8.25 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    146.23 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Boiling point

    • 148.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point

    • 28.66 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-Butoxy-1-ethoxyethane
    • Butane, 1-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-
    • 1-(1-Ethoxyethoxy)butane
    • 57006-87-8
    • xi-1-Ethoxy-1-butoxyethane
    • CHEBI:87383
    • DTXSID30338949
    • 1,1-butoxyethoxyethane
    • 1-butoxy-1-ethoxy-ethane
    • 1-(1-Ethoxyethoxy)butane #
    • acetaldehyde butyl ethyl acetal
    • SCHEMBL1426655
    • DTXCID10290031
    • 1-(1-ETHOXY-ETHOXY)-BUTANE
    • BUTANE,1-(1-ETHOXYETHOXY)-
    • AKOS024331354
    • DB-326075
    • NS00126134
    • F88088
    • Q27159577

  • Applications

    1-Butoxy-1-ethoxyethane (CAS 57006-87-8) is used primarily as a specialty solvent and reaction medium in industrial manufacturing, where it helps dissolve organic substrates and serves as a carrier for formulation components in coatings, inks, and adhesives. It can also function as an intermediate in organic synthesis, including use as an acetal protecting group for aldehydes to enable selective transformations. In polymer and plastics formulations, it may act as a co-solvent or processing aid to improve processability and dispersion. Additionally, it is encountered in cleaning formulations as a solvent for equipment and process cleaning, and may be evaluated as a processing solvent in various industrial applications, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 9179.17
    methanol 8709.71
    isopropanol 7171.87
    water 6.82
    ethyl acetate 4556.04
    n-propanol 7155.59
    acetone 4767.34
    n-butanol 6763.23
    acetonitrile 5381.71
    DMF 2896.46
    toluene 2444.17
    isobutanol 5394.96
    1,4-dioxane 7419.62
    methyl acetate 3338.14
    THF 7798.44
    2-butanone 3838.98
    n-pentanol 4265.84
    sec-butanol 7276.1
    n-hexane 4392.0
    ethylene glycol 1127.66
    NMP 3105.4
    cyclohexane 6068.13
    DMSO 3976.38
    n-butyl acetate 4534.02
    n-octanol 2451.61
    chloroform 14401.58
    n-propyl acetate 2774.71
    acetic acid 6869.11
    dichloromethane 11660.35
    cyclohexanone 6554.18
    propylene glycol 1739.3
    isopropyl acetate 2563.0
    DMAc 2575.57
    2-ethoxyethanol 3369.12
    isopentanol 4828.32
    n-heptane 2726.81
    ethyl formate 2680.66
    1,2-dichloroethane 5592.1
    n-hexanol 5618.91
    2-methoxyethanol 5143.17
    isobutyl acetate 1607.79
    tetrachloromethane 3628.89
    n-pentyl acetate 2482.63
    transcutol 6393.94
    n-heptanol 1959.03
    ethylbenzene 1426.22
    MIBK 1682.42
    2-propoxyethanol 4220.44
    tert-butanol 7556.8
    MTBE 5781.78
    2-butoxyethanol 2090.71
    propionic acid 4241.63
    o-xylene 1385.01
    formic acid 1428.44
    diethyl ether 7037.98
    m-xylene 1334.6
    p-xylene 2023.16
    chlorobenzene 2987.6
    dimethyl carbonate 593.99
    n-octane 751.71
    formamide 1442.84
    cyclopentanone 4219.16
    2-pentanone 3368.08
    anisole 1778.06
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4660.2
    gamma-butyrolactone 4219.57
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3431.8
    pyridine 5710.9
    3-pentanone 2367.48
    furfural 3360.71
    n-dodecane 411.81
    diethylene glycol 2207.61
    diisopropyl ether 1823.78
    tert-amyl alcohol 6887.24
    acetylacetone 2308.17
    n-hexadecane 453.93
    acetophenone 1445.24
    methyl propionate 2318.06
    isopentyl acetate 3107.38
    trichloroethylene 8404.29
    n-nonanol 1956.49
    cyclohexanol 7697.01
    benzyl alcohol 1721.02
    2-ethylhexanol 3409.18
    isooctanol 1517.73
    dipropyl ether 4187.79
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2325.54
    ethyl lactate 914.59
    propylene carbonate 2527.88
    n-methylformamide 2152.11
    2-pentanol 4868.98
    n-pentane 3285.53
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3354.85
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1932.98
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1414.42
    mesitylene 865.79
    ε-caprolactone 5135.07
    p-cymene 1046.73
    epichlorohydrin 4705.97
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6742.9
    2-aminoethanol 2523.41
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3330.61
    sulfolane 3874.87
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 979.5
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 8104.96
    n-hexyl acetate 3364.7
    isooctane 598.2
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2110.49
    sec-butyl acetate 1808.27
    tert-butyl acetate 2132.19
    decalin 1249.29
    glycerin 1669.07
    diglyme 3577.65
    acrylic acid 2834.62
    isopropyl myristate 1082.56
    n-butyric acid 6794.35
    acetyl acetate 2429.59
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 800.29
    ethyl propionate 2097.05
    nitromethane 4963.5
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3778.01
    benzonitrile 2825.11
    trioctyl phosphate 670.87
    1-bromopropane 6311.23
    gamma-valerolactone 4716.73
    n-decanol 1295.64
    triethyl phosphate 905.15
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1911.26
    propionitrile 4323.77
    vinylene carbonate 2358.09
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3688.11
    DMS 1263.27
    cumene 934.31
    2-octanol 1679.05
    2-hexanone 2860.34
    octyl acetate 1357.05
    limonene 2126.57
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5543.64
    ethyl orthosilicate 1021.59
    tributyl phosphate 910.81
    diacetone alcohol 1902.64
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1223.35
    acrylonitrile 3669.59
    aniline 2757.35
    1,3-propanediol 3458.06
    bromobenzene 3397.94
    dibromomethane 9366.62
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 7590.21
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1635.8
    tetrabutyl urea 1046.92
    diisobutyl methanol 1453.59
    2-phenylethanol 1732.99
    styrene 1849.02
    dioctyl adipate 1323.99
    dimethyl sulfate 806.55
    ethyl butyrate 2736.56
    methyl lactate 966.44
    butyl lactate 1409.95
    diethyl carbonate 1466.82
    propanediol butyl ether 1818.61
    triethyl orthoformate 1898.38
    p-tert-butyltoluene 971.63
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1205.35
    morpholine 9078.52
    tert-butylamine 6295.18
    n-dodecanol 962.92
    dimethoxymethane 2125.54
    ethylene carbonate 2370.72
    cyrene 1016.23
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1984.74
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2685.32
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2537.11
    4-methylpyridine 5255.17
    dibutyl ether 3835.51
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1453.59
    DEF 3556.65
    dimethyl isosorbide 1905.21
    tetrachloroethylene 5684.54
    eugenol 1080.92
    triacetin 1874.33
    span 80 1769.39
    1,4-butanediol 1521.62
    1,1-dichloroethane 7329.29
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 3464.58
    methyl formate 1425.06
    2-methyl-1-butanol 5101.84
    n-decane 796.64
    butyronitrile 5448.98
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2184.5
    1-chlorooctane 1911.19
    1-chlorotetradecane 678.98
    n-nonane 977.2
    undecane 529.68
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1084.19
    cyclooctane 1394.01
    cyclopentanol 5691.02
    tetrahydropyran 11208.71
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3846.4
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2180.01
    1-hexene 6856.85
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2342.41
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1323.39
    methyl butyrate 3147.13

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