Benzene, (2-ethoxyethyl)-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1817-90-9

    Molecular formula
    C10H14O

    SMILES
    CCOCCC1=CC=CC=C1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 81.23%
    Floral 74.64%
    Rose 67.28%
    Hyacinth 57.47%
    Metallic 44.67%
    Fresh 42.99%
    Leafy 40.43%
    Fruity 37.86%
    Earthy 36.42%
    Honey 36.34%

     

    Flavor
    Rose 69.86%
    Floral 67.83%
    Green 66.06%
    Hyacinth 51.14%
    Honey 42.88%
    Bitter 38.45%
    Earthy 37.81%
    Balsam 30.42%
    Spicy 30.21%
    Fruity 29.97%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.4

    pKa est.
    6.23 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    150.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    207°C

    Flash point

    • 76.4 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Ethyl phenethyl ether
    • 1817-90-9
    • Benzene, (2-ethoxyethyl)-
    • (2-Ethoxyethyl)benzene
    • 2-ethoxyethylbenzene
    • EINECS 217-331-3
    • NSC 37997
    • DTXSID6061993
    • NSC37997
    • (2-Ethoxyethyl)benzene #
    • SCHEMBL75088
    • DTXCID2035774
    • NSC-37997
    • AKOS006275718
    • NS00012451
    • G25477
    • EN300-6492003
    • Z1198150519
    • 217-331-3

  • Applications

    2-ethoxyethyl benzene (Benzene, (2-ethoxyethyl)-, CAS 1817-90-9) is used primarily as a specialty solvent in industrial applications, including coatings, inks, adhesives, and cleaning formulations. It also acts as an intermediate in the synthesis of ether-containing aromatic compounds, providing a building block for more complex organic products. In the plastics and polymers sector, it is employed as a precursor for resin and polymer formulations, and in electronics manufacturing it may serve as a solvent for specialty coatings and photoresist-related processes. Use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1965.99
    methanol 1450.95
    isopropanol 1186.31
    water 0.82
    ethyl acetate 1847.59
    n-propanol 1475.72
    acetone 911.26
    n-butanol 1309.51
    acetonitrile 1333.05
    DMF 560.45
    toluene 782.8
    isobutanol 869.21
    1,4-dioxane 4025.39
    methyl acetate 1187.68
    THF 1802.71
    2-butanone 993.85
    n-pentanol 882.78
    sec-butanol 1039.49
    n-hexane 486.7
    ethylene glycol 379.43
    NMP 373.2
    cyclohexane 950.86
    DMSO 1308.36
    n-butyl acetate 1070.32
    n-octanol 239.24
    chloroform 4763.84
    n-propyl acetate 736.77
    acetic acid 1179.49
    dichloromethane 3958.13
    cyclohexanone 1202.45
    propylene glycol 509.95
    isopropyl acetate 637.55
    DMAc 527.01
    2-ethoxyethanol 1140.89
    isopentanol 829.48
    n-heptane 376.9
    ethyl formate 640.34
    1,2-dichloroethane 2458.69
    n-hexanol 1135.3
    2-methoxyethanol 1513.87
    isobutyl acetate 413.01
    tetrachloromethane 700.09
    n-pentyl acetate 322.18
    transcutol 3285.12
    n-heptanol 258.33
    ethylbenzene 320.13
    MIBK 353.96
    2-propoxyethanol 1343.61
    tert-butanol 1134.51
    MTBE 1117.29
    2-butoxyethanol 436.39
    propionic acid 850.78
    o-xylene 357.99
    formic acid 271.85
    diethyl ether 2617.91
    m-xylene 346.27
    p-xylene 340.56
    chlorobenzene 847.02
    dimethyl carbonate 250.93
    n-octane 77.61
    formamide 372.09
    cyclopentanone 748.43
    2-pentanone 762.36
    anisole 616.07
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1036.2
    gamma-butyrolactone 902.88
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 884.59
    pyridine 2181.71
    3-pentanone 724.02
    furfural 865.68
    n-dodecane 48.16
    diethylene glycol 888.7
    diisopropyl ether 440.41
    tert-amyl alcohol 792.21
    acetylacetone 664.68
    n-hexadecane 54.8
    acetophenone 401.84
    methyl propionate 908.89
    isopentyl acetate 674.93
    trichloroethylene 3129.12
    n-nonanol 223.77
    cyclohexanol 1080.5
    benzyl alcohol 472.92
    2-ethylhexanol 577.42
    isooctanol 200.02
    dipropyl ether 1285.32
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 629.12
    ethyl lactate 264.92
    propylene carbonate 594.84
    n-methylformamide 420.39
    2-pentanol 743.13
    n-pentane 432.2
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 874.57
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 733.67
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 423.94
    mesitylene 201.64
    ε-caprolactone 1116.46
    p-cymene 190.07
    epichlorohydrin 1648.81
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1832.09
    2-aminoethanol 771.21
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 967.83
    sulfolane 796.19
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 102.95
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1668.38
    n-hexyl acetate 445.23
    isooctane 77.16
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 639.58
    sec-butyl acetate 431.46
    tert-butyl acetate 523.8
    decalin 200.37
    glycerin 496.2
    diglyme 1325.94
    acrylic acid 604.96
    isopropyl myristate 185.94
    n-butyric acid 1206.55
    acetyl acetate 796.2
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 161.65
    ethyl propionate 623.81
    nitromethane 1185.19
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1557.05
    benzonitrile 565.2
    trioctyl phosphate 106.96
    1-bromopropane 1837.46
    gamma-valerolactone 1156.32
    n-decanol 167.9
    triethyl phosphate 258.72
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 298.75
    propionitrile 1058.01
    vinylene carbonate 614.83
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1109.95
    DMS 429.34
    cumene 177.32
    2-octanol 152.8
    2-hexanone 597.44
    octyl acetate 218.19
    limonene 358.67
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1608.75
    ethyl orthosilicate 276.54
    tributyl phosphate 164.54
    diacetone alcohol 427.57
    N,N-dimethylaniline 313.48
    acrylonitrile 968.37
    aniline 827.33
    1,3-propanediol 850.58
    bromobenzene 972.81
    dibromomethane 2872.7
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2823.37
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 376.29
    tetrabutyl urea 200.95
    diisobutyl methanol 277.72
    2-phenylethanol 471.28
    styrene 513.35
    dioctyl adipate 274.13
    dimethyl sulfate 286.81
    ethyl butyrate 746.88
    methyl lactate 274.52
    butyl lactate 236.51
    diethyl carbonate 487.41
    propanediol butyl ether 332.46
    triethyl orthoformate 506.73
    p-tert-butyltoluene 181.02
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 263.82
    morpholine 3886.44
    tert-butylamine 882.51
    n-dodecanol 141.2
    dimethoxymethane 783.17
    ethylene carbonate 602.3
    cyrene 275.82
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 528.6
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 571.25
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 696.5
    4-methylpyridine 1249.96
    dibutyl ether 662.8
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 277.72
    DEF 918.67
    dimethyl isosorbide 573.67
    tetrachloroethylene 1947.77
    eugenol 271.35
    triacetin 431.24
    span 80 377.31
    1,4-butanediol 373.27
    1,1-dichloroethane 2157.76
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 601.55
    methyl formate 297.03
    2-methyl-1-butanol 795.74
    n-decane 85.83
    butyronitrile 1059.38
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 266.48
    1-chlorooctane 250.39
    1-chlorotetradecane 106.15
    n-nonane 93.71
    undecane 59.49
    tert-butylcyclohexane 149.72
    cyclooctane 238.88
    cyclopentanol 683.24
    tetrahydropyran 3691.11
    tert-amyl methyl ether 704.08
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 835.66
    1-hexene 1093.05
    2-isopropoxyethanol 691.4
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 253.02
    methyl butyrate 742.89

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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