4-Ethoxybutanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    111-73-9

    Molecular formula
    C6H14O2

    SMILES
    CCOCCCCO

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Alcoholic 63.97%
    Ethereal 60.62%
    Fruity 47.27%
    Solvent 42.16%
    Fermented 41.58%
    Sweet 40.22%
    Oily 36.85%
    Odorless 27.87%
    Pungent 26.93%
    Winey 24.42%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 70.25%
    Alcoholic 54.68%
    Fusel 44.49%
    Fruit 40.44%
    Oil 40.18%
    Musty 39.25%
    Alcohol 38.94%
    Balsam 33.3%
    Ether 33.15%
    Vanilla 31.89%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.8

    pKa est.
    7.97 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    118.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    179°C

    Flash point

    • 69.05 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-Ethoxybutan-1-ol
    • 111-73-9
    • 4-Ethoxy-1-butanol
    • Dowanol BEAT
    • 1-BUTANOL, 4-ETHOXY-
    • Butylene glycol monoethyl ether
    • Butylene glycol ethyl ether
    • 4-ethoxybutanol
    • Dowanal BEAT
    • Butanediol, monoethyl ether
    • KF8FNI35PO
    • EINECS 203-901-9
    • NSC 221255
    • BRN 1732976
    • NSC-221255
    • DTXSID10149439
    • RefChem:522678
    • DTXCID8071930
    • Dowanol be
    • UNII-KF8FNI35PO
    • Butanediol, monoethyl ester
    • WLN: Q4O2
    • SCHEMBL107912
    • SCHEMBL424766
    • SCHEMBL616826
    • SCHEMBL3161356
    • SCHEMBL28182024
    • AAA11173
    • MFCD00040194
    • NSC221255
    • AKOS008152676
    • SY195981
    • DB-367760
    • NS00079186
    • EN300-85576
    • G45726
    • Z993012560
    • 111-73-9

  • Applications

    4-Ethoxybutanol (CAS 111-73-9) is primarily used as a solvent and processing aid in industrial formulations. It is commonly employed as a solvent for coatings, inks, adhesives, and cleaning products, enabling dissolution of resins, additives, and pigments. It can act as an intermediate in organic synthesis, supporting the preparation of specialty chemicals and other glycol ether derivatives. In polymer and coating formulations, it may function as a reactive diluent or plasticizer in certain systems, and it is often evaluated for use in processing solvents where formulation limits and regulations apply.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 10260.22
    methanol 14640.0
    isopropanol 6328.98
    water 38.64
    ethyl acetate 1732.83
    n-propanol 7154.09
    acetone 3374.3
    n-butanol 6401.94
    acetonitrile 3355.74
    DMF 2868.4
    toluene 359.14
    isobutanol 3816.49
    1,4-dioxane 3358.49
    methyl acetate 1559.23
    THF 4378.24
    2-butanone 1819.26
    n-pentanol 2563.26
    sec-butanol 4303.87
    n-hexane 481.71
    ethylene glycol 2065.73
    NMP 1608.74
    cyclohexane 741.73
    DMSO 5720.04
    n-butyl acetate 1312.32
    n-octanol 576.53
    chloroform 3818.85
    n-propyl acetate 971.47
    acetic acid 5928.36
    dichloromethane 3802.31
    cyclohexanone 2441.04
    propylene glycol 2292.35
    isopropyl acetate 661.62
    DMAc 1223.26
    2-ethoxyethanol 2715.59
    isopentanol 3101.41
    n-heptane 359.32
    ethyl formate 1599.17
    1,2-dichloroethane 2248.96
    n-hexanol 1986.84
    2-methoxyethanol 5570.9
    isobutyl acetate 453.67
    tetrachloromethane 867.99
    n-pentyl acetate 553.86
    transcutol 3551.51
    n-heptanol 608.93
    ethylbenzene 199.92
    MIBK 527.29
    2-propoxyethanol 2291.28
    tert-butanol 4485.82
    MTBE 1604.7
    2-butoxyethanol 994.43
    propionic acid 3414.39
    o-xylene 224.6
    formic acid 2399.08
    diethyl ether 2444.17
    m-xylene 211.43
    p-xylene 270.93
    chlorobenzene 667.2
    dimethyl carbonate 232.09
    n-octane 80.28
    formamide 2545.47
    cyclopentanone 2410.79
    2-pentanone 1458.0
    anisole 501.15
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1674.96
    gamma-butyrolactone 2515.84
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2695.76
    pyridine 2211.39
    3-pentanone 822.59
    furfural 1886.74
    n-dodecane 42.28
    diethylene glycol 1854.78
    diisopropyl ether 328.54
    tert-amyl alcohol 2817.77
    acetylacetone 837.47
    n-hexadecane 45.53
    acetophenone 411.29
    methyl propionate 1033.71
    isopentyl acetate 830.25
    trichloroethylene 2915.37
    n-nonanol 444.06
    cyclohexanol 3034.62
    benzyl alcohol 674.3
    2-ethylhexanol 964.25
    isooctanol 428.91
    dipropyl ether 1086.51
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 505.59
    ethyl lactate 428.75
    propylene carbonate 1102.17
    n-methylformamide 2924.48
    2-pentanol 2694.04
    n-pentane 583.32
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1575.7
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 623.17
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 524.53
    mesitylene 126.14
    ε-caprolactone 1949.89
    p-cymene 179.53
    epichlorohydrin 2364.37
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1484.19
    2-aminoethanol 4336.26
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1856.36
    sulfolane 2195.91
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 135.79
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3626.75
    n-hexyl acetate 671.98
    isooctane 80.76
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 898.12
    sec-butyl acetate 449.82
    tert-butyl acetate 529.39
    decalin 135.13
    glycerin 2167.61
    diglyme 1741.21
    acrylic acid 2324.84
    isopropyl myristate 194.26
    n-butyric acid 4588.8
    acetyl acetate 656.25
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 205.39
    ethyl propionate 641.05
    nitromethane 4143.1
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1172.55
    benzonitrile 890.4
    trioctyl phosphate 170.35
    1-bromopropane 1813.4
    gamma-valerolactone 2535.77
    n-decanol 287.14
    triethyl phosphate 265.08
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 752.55
    propionitrile 2590.28
    vinylene carbonate 1006.07
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1996.13
    DMS 321.81
    cumene 140.03
    2-octanol 385.55
    2-hexanone 935.17
    octyl acetate 266.22
    limonene 384.8
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2803.27
    ethyl orthosilicate 297.23
    tributyl phosphate 230.04
    diacetone alcohol 757.74
    N,N-dimethylaniline 302.78
    acrylonitrile 2500.5
    aniline 1096.36
    1,3-propanediol 4748.0
    bromobenzene 542.21
    dibromomethane 2801.0
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2316.3
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 425.42
    tetrabutyl urea 283.91
    diisobutyl methanol 393.74
    2-phenylethanol 563.6
    styrene 311.61
    dioctyl adipate 337.1
    dimethyl sulfate 363.39
    ethyl butyrate 827.35
    methyl lactate 512.38
    butyl lactate 496.31
    diethyl carbonate 447.19
    propanediol butyl ether 902.92
    triethyl orthoformate 546.18
    p-tert-butyltoluene 166.75
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 322.41
    morpholine 5104.86
    tert-butylamine 2990.53
    n-dodecanol 210.27
    dimethoxymethane 1334.27
    ethylene carbonate 956.05
    cyrene 435.78
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 571.6
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 623.41
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 574.07
    4-methylpyridine 1564.67
    dibutyl ether 727.32
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 393.74
    DEF 1542.06
    dimethyl isosorbide 659.11
    tetrachloroethylene 1994.36
    eugenol 378.89
    triacetin 477.27
    span 80 635.11
    1,4-butanediol 1530.7
    1,1-dichloroethane 2209.77
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1416.94
    methyl formate 1417.03
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3016.76
    n-decane 84.29
    butyronitrile 3009.49
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 519.07
    1-chlorooctane 273.55
    1-chlorotetradecane 91.45
    n-nonane 95.22
    undecane 55.5
    tert-butylcyclohexane 122.62
    cyclooctane 147.24
    cyclopentanol 3546.13
    tetrahydropyran 4480.08
    tert-amyl methyl ether 946.08
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 972.41
    1-hexene 1282.57
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1310.11
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1149.19
    methyl butyrate 1145.92

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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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
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