2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)Ethanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    112-34-5

    Molecular formula
    C8H18O3

    SMILES
    CCCCOCCOCCO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Alcoholic 55.44%
    Ethereal 54.02%
    Fruity 45.43%
    Fermented 33.97%
    Oily 33.41%
    Solvent 31.94%
    Odorless 31.15%
    Sweet 26.06%
    Musty 21.12%
    Fresh 20.16%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 53.55%
    Alcoholic 40.02%
    Musty 33.26%
    Vegetable 31.49%
    Fruit 29.69%
    Oil 27.99%
    Oily 27.13%
    Earthy 26.71%
    Fusel 26.65%
    Odorless 25.94%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.6

    pKa est.
    6.33 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    162.23 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Melting point expt.

    • -90.6 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -68.1 °C
    • -68 °C
    • -90.6 °F

    Boiling point

    • 448 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 230.4 °C
    • 230 °C
    • 448 °F

    Flash point

    • 106.03 ˚C est.
    • 172 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 78 °C
    • 99 °C (Closed cup)
    • 172 °F (78 °C) (Closed cup)
    • 78 °C c.c.
    • 176 °F

    Solubility expt.

    • greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • Miscible with water at 25 °C
    • Miscible with oils
    • Very soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether, acetone; soluble in benzene
    • Solubility in water: very good

  • Synonyms

    • 2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol
    • 112-34-5
    • Butyldiglycol
    • DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
    • Butyl carbitol
    • Diethylene glycol butyl ether
    • Butoxydiglycol
    • Ethanol, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)-
    • Butyl diglycol
    • Butyl dioxitol
    • Butyl digol
    • Butoxyethoxyethanol
    • BUCB
    • Dowanol DB
    • Glycol ether DB
    • Jeffersol db
    • Diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
    • Ektasolve DB
    • Butoxydiethylene glycol
    • Diglycol monobutyl ether
    • O-Butyl diethylene glycol
    • Butyl Ethyl Cellosolve
    • Caswell No. 121B
    • Caswell No. 125H
    • Butoxy diethylene glycol
    • Diethylene glycol n-butyl ether
    • 3,6-Dioxadecanol
    • Diethylene gylcol monobutyl ether
    • CCRIS 5321
    • HSDB 333
    • Butyl di-icinol
    • Diethylene DB
    • UNII-9TB90IYC0E
    • EINECS 203-961-6
    • 2-(2-n-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 011502
    • NSC 407762
    • BRN 1739225
    • DTXSID8021519
    • Ethanol, 2,2'-oxybis-, monobutyl ether
    • Monobutyl diethylene glycol ether
    • AI3-01954
    • Ethanol 2-butoxyethoxy
    • NSC-407762
    • 9TB90IYC0E
    • 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)-ethanol
    • Diethylene glycol butyl ester
    • DTXCID001519
    • EC 203-961-6
    • DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER [MI]
    • DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONO-N-BUTYL ETHER [HSDB]
    • n-Butyl carbitol
    • Diethylene glycol butyl ether, >=99%
    • CAS-112-34-5
    • DEGBE
    • 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethan-1-ol
    • 3,6-Dioxa-1-decanol
    • 2-(2-butoxyethoxy) ethanol
    • Butyldigol
    • Butadigol
    • PolySolv DB
    • butyl diglycol ether
    • MFCD00002881
    • BUTYLCARBITOL
    • DIEHYLENE DB
    • BDG-NS
    • OButyl diethylene glycol
    • 2(2Butoxyethoxy)ethanol
    • NBC (SOLVENT)
    • Butyl Oxitol glycol ether
    • 2-(n-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol
    • Ethanol, 2(2butoxyethoxy)
    • Pesticide Code: 011502
    • SCHEMBL15619
    • diethyleneglycol monobutylether
    • diethyleneglycol n-butyl ether
    • Diethylene glycol nbutyl ether
    • WLN: Q2O2O4
    • diethyleneglycol monobutyl ether
    • CHEMBL1904721
    • diethylene glycol-monobutyl ether
    • CHEBI:195270
    • Tox21_202404
    • Tox21_300084
    • 2-(BETA-BUTOXYETHOXY)ETHANOL
    • Ethanol,2'-oxybis-, monobutyl ether
    • NSC407762
    • AKOS009156535
    • butoxydiethylene glycol, butoxydiglycol
    • Ethanol, 2,2'oxybis, monobutyl ether
    • Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, 98%
    • NCGC00164235-01
    • NCGC00164235-02
    • NCGC00164235-03
    • NCGC00253937-01
    • NCGC00259953-01
    • LS-13547
    • B0699
    • NS00007962
    • EN300-206638
    • F71187
    • K 50181
    • Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, >=98.0% (GC)
    • Q1018210
    • Diethylene glycol butyl ether, SAJ special grade, >=99.0%
    • DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER (BUTYL CARBITOL)
    • Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, for surfactant analysis, >=99.0%

  • Applications

    2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)Ethanol (CAS 112-34-5) is a glycol ether commonly used as a versatile solvent and processing aid in industry. It is widely used in coatings and paints as a co-solvent to dissolve resins and improve flow; in inks and printing applications as a solvent for dyes and vehicle components; in cleaners and degreasers for metal surfaces and equipment substrates; in adhesives and sealants formulations to enhance wetting and film formation; in electronics cleaning for flux and residue removal; and in polymer processing as a solvent or processing aid in certain resin systems.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1948.67
    methanol 3308.08
    isopropanol 1062.86
    water 8.92
    ethyl acetate 413.42
    n-propanol 1263.65
    acetone 792.7
    n-butanol 948.01
    acetonitrile 594.05
    DMF 902.63
    toluene 84.8
    isobutanol 704.44
    1,4-dioxane 973.27
    methyl acetate 412.0
    THF 1066.15
    2-butanone 410.61
    n-pentanol 480.86
    sec-butanol 721.65
    n-hexane 59.77
    ethylene glycol 658.63
    NMP 601.79
    cyclohexane 195.03
    DMSO 2873.35
    n-butyl acetate 368.84
    n-octanol 148.89
    chloroform 1142.1
    n-propyl acetate 300.09
    acetic acid 2157.82
    dichloromethane 1229.08
    cyclohexanone 759.85
    propylene glycol 630.36
    isopropyl acetate 198.23
    DMAc 468.8
    2-ethoxyethanol 822.39
    isopentanol 506.92
    n-heptane 74.04
    ethyl formate 404.62
    1,2-dichloroethane 802.56
    n-hexanol 427.86
    2-methoxyethanol 1635.63
    isobutyl acetate 159.99
    tetrachloromethane 213.37
    n-pentyl acetate 177.82
    transcutol 1632.3
    n-heptanol 149.66
    ethylbenzene 60.16
    MIBK 145.08
    2-propoxyethanol 665.22
    tert-butanol 911.35
    MTBE 293.63
    2-butoxyethanol 319.88
    propionic acid 954.99
    o-xylene 77.33
    formic acid 942.31
    diethyl ether 417.16
    m-xylene 66.51
    p-xylene 86.07
    chlorobenzene 208.57
    dimethyl carbonate 94.83
    n-octane 20.91
    formamide 927.11
    cyclopentanone 690.34
    2-pentanone 298.01
    anisole 151.87
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 416.61
    gamma-butyrolactone 826.08
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 790.73
    pyridine 636.43
    3-pentanone 215.05
    furfural 777.94
    n-dodecane 14.16
    diethylene glycol 696.11
    diisopropyl ether 75.37
    tert-amyl alcohol 567.93
    acetylacetone 309.39
    n-hexadecane 15.6
    acetophenone 183.83
    methyl propionate 295.9
    isopentyl acetate 257.67
    trichloroethylene 1160.88
    n-nonanol 128.23
    cyclohexanol 781.23
    benzyl alcohol 228.18
    2-ethylhexanol 221.9
    isooctanol 120.44
    dipropyl ether 274.35
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 206.71
    ethyl lactate 187.31
    propylene carbonate 408.47
    n-methylformamide 710.72
    2-pentanol 428.02
    n-pentane 70.65
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 497.64
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 259.58
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 259.71
    mesitylene 51.84
    ε-caprolactone 619.52
    p-cymene 70.39
    epichlorohydrin 810.16
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 462.77
    2-aminoethanol 1008.25
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 727.8
    sulfolane 1052.19
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 30.14
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 693.18
    n-hexyl acetate 229.57
    isooctane 18.23
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 406.79
    sec-butyl acetate 159.38
    tert-butyl acetate 195.57
    decalin 43.66
    glycerin 765.45
    diglyme 773.15
    acrylic acid 756.51
    isopropyl myristate 85.93
    n-butyric acid 1113.36
    acetyl acetate 275.9
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 96.57
    ethyl propionate 211.87
    nitromethane 1554.69
    1,2-diethoxyethane 396.3
    benzonitrile 266.22
    trioctyl phosphate 78.13
    1-bromopropane 404.03
    gamma-valerolactone 887.72
    n-decanol 90.39
    triethyl phosphate 132.21
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 160.78
    propionitrile 459.56
    vinylene carbonate 395.66
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1010.46
    DMS 170.92
    cumene 52.34
    2-octanol 89.1
    2-hexanone 240.28
    octyl acetate 115.34
    limonene 132.47
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 879.95
    ethyl orthosilicate 132.64
    tributyl phosphate 110.31
    diacetone alcohol 279.74
    N,N-dimethylaniline 114.83
    acrylonitrile 568.55
    aniline 269.54
    1,3-propanediol 1177.4
    bromobenzene 178.97
    dibromomethane 808.5
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 998.51
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 190.05
    tetrabutyl urea 138.98
    diisobutyl methanol 117.0
    2-phenylethanol 196.06
    styrene 85.09
    dioctyl adipate 171.69
    dimethyl sulfate 210.45
    ethyl butyrate 272.86
    methyl lactate 224.71
    butyl lactate 208.73
    diethyl carbonate 168.06
    propanediol butyl ether 333.81
    triethyl orthoformate 202.73
    p-tert-butyltoluene 67.07
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 170.8
    morpholine 1327.23
    tert-butylamine 518.9
    n-dodecanol 70.6
    dimethoxymethane 407.68
    ethylene carbonate 354.88
    cyrene 243.66
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 221.97
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 191.29
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 243.54
    4-methylpyridine 372.97
    dibutyl ether 205.21
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 117.0
    DEF 423.35
    dimethyl isosorbide 368.64
    tetrachloroethylene 842.11
    eugenol 192.21
    triacetin 260.23
    span 80 301.05
    1,4-butanediol 417.14
    1,1-dichloroethane 541.53
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 285.47
    methyl formate 433.03
    2-methyl-1-butanol 509.19
    n-decane 26.2
    butyronitrile 457.88
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 150.69
    1-chlorooctane 91.66
    1-chlorotetradecane 34.35
    n-nonane 27.92
    undecane 17.8
    tert-butylcyclohexane 35.03
    cyclooctane 42.55
    cyclopentanol 790.57
    tetrahydropyran 1004.45
    tert-amyl methyl ether 207.17
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 499.31
    1-hexene 162.31
    2-isopropoxyethanol 405.01
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 528.65
    methyl butyrate 355.11

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