Ethyl propyl ether

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    628-32-0

    Molecular formula
    C5H12O

    SMILES
    CCCOCC

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Ethereal 87.56%
    Sweet 63.9%
    Alcoholic 59.57%
    Fruity 55.92%
    Solvent 51.76%
    Fermented 45.68%
    Rummy 42.5%
    Winey 39.11%
    Pungent 32.32%
    Cognac 31.79%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.3

    Molecular weight
    88.15 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Boiling point est.
    63°C

    Flash point est.
    -24.16 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • less than -4 °F (NFPA, 2010)

  • Synonyms

    • ETHYL PROPYL ETHER
    • 1-Ethoxypropane
    • 628-32-0
    • Propane, 1-ethoxy-
    • Ethyl n-propyl ether
    • Ether, ethyl propyl
    • Propyl ethyl ether
    • EINECS 211-036-3
    • n-C3H7OC2H5
    • DTXSID5075286
    • NVJUHMXYKCUMQA-UHFFFAOYSA-
    • UN 2615
    • UN2615
    • 3-Ethoxypropane
    • 1-Ethoxypropane, AldrichCPR
    • Propane, 1-ethoxy-(9CI)
    • DTXCID1043544
    • E0052
    • NS00035186
    • D90426
    • Ethyl propyl ether [UN2615] [Flammable liquid]
    • Q3591984
    • 211-036-3

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2612.62
    methanol 2620.85
    isopropanol 2003.86
    water 3.94
    ethyl acetate 1539.33
    n-propanol 2141.14
    acetone 1649.04
    n-butanol 2241.8
    acetonitrile 1880.95
    DMF 1157.16
    toluene 823.23
    isobutanol 1519.47
    1,4-dioxane 2316.07
    methyl acetate 1319.67
    THF 2915.12
    2-butanone 1563.04
    n-pentanol 1328.84
    sec-butanol 2039.22
    n-hexane 1285.95
    ethylene glycol 482.13
    NMP 1363.18
    cyclohexane 1287.58
    DMSO 1589.06
    n-butyl acetate 1993.87
    n-octanol 922.16
    chloroform 4859.62
    n-propyl acetate 945.54
    acetic acid 2231.01
    dichloromethane 4078.18
    cyclohexanone 2137.51
    propylene glycol 716.31
    isopropyl acetate 840.28
    DMAc 988.39
    2-ethoxyethanol 1268.8
    isopentanol 1643.26
    n-heptane 1147.06
    ethyl formate 884.52
    1,2-dichloroethane 1953.77
    n-hexanol 2119.02
    2-methoxyethanol 1936.03
    isobutyl acetate 587.21
    tetrachloromethane 1595.92
    n-pentyl acetate 948.83
    transcutol 3080.53
    n-heptanol 826.39
    ethylbenzene 479.45
    MIBK 647.44
    2-propoxyethanol 2043.24
    tert-butanol 2131.3
    MTBE 1821.38
    2-butoxyethanol 977.71
    propionic acid 1564.72
    o-xylene 493.46
    formic acid 506.27
    diethyl ether 2193.19
    m-xylene 505.1
    p-xylene 618.45
    chlorobenzene 1133.54
    dimethyl carbonate 216.24
    n-octane 327.1
    formamide 474.28
    cyclopentanone 1879.25
    2-pentanone 1240.85
    anisole 735.93
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1620.01
    gamma-butyrolactone 1737.27
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1390.59
    pyridine 1883.98
    3-pentanone 931.92
    furfural 1527.89
    n-dodecane 180.09
    diethylene glycol 1162.44
    diisopropyl ether 597.42
    tert-amyl alcohol 1974.34
    acetylacetone 863.33
    n-hexadecane 194.69
    acetophenone 596.66
    methyl propionate 907.44
    isopentyl acetate 1326.92
    trichloroethylene 3220.5
    n-nonanol 747.6
    cyclohexanol 2008.52
    benzyl alcohol 683.39
    2-ethylhexanol 1430.4
    isooctanol 633.16
    dipropyl ether 1793.33
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 977.4
    ethyl lactate 380.27
    propylene carbonate 928.85
    n-methylformamide 785.44
    2-pentanol 1605.67
    n-pentane 1020.95
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1714.71
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 902.65
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 734.52
    mesitylene 322.35
    ε-caprolactone 1720.95
    p-cymene 499.83
    epichlorohydrin 1885.58
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2490.43
    2-aminoethanol 947.61
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1379.46
    sulfolane 1760.94
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 355.94
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2963.83
    n-hexyl acetate 1234.23
    isooctane 230.79
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1092.07
    sec-butyl acetate 629.36
    tert-butyl acetate 737.32
    decalin 383.58
    glycerin 757.34
    diglyme 1740.95
    acrylic acid 1127.51
    isopropyl myristate 458.41
    n-butyric acid 2153.79
    acetyl acetate 769.26
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 361.69
    ethyl propionate 714.28
    nitromethane 1733.53
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1596.0
    benzonitrile 1141.43
    trioctyl phosphate 290.43
    1-bromopropane 2232.93
    gamma-valerolactone 1821.55
    n-decanol 514.1
    triethyl phosphate 387.4
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 702.78
    propionitrile 1594.17
    vinylene carbonate 837.05
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1530.67
    DMS 498.38
    cumene 355.39
    2-octanol 655.08
    2-hexanone 1056.62
    octyl acetate 541.7
    limonene 920.27
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1932.73
    ethyl orthosilicate 429.3
    tributyl phosphate 393.82
    diacetone alcohol 777.61
    N,N-dimethylaniline 488.51
    acrylonitrile 1448.22
    aniline 959.8
    1,3-propanediol 1268.4
    bromobenzene 1249.13
    dibromomethane 3321.1
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2628.98
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 701.14
    tetrabutyl urea 454.03
    diisobutyl methanol 630.3
    2-phenylethanol 810.29
    styrene 618.76
    dioctyl adipate 562.97
    dimethyl sulfate 313.37
    ethyl butyrate 1188.7
    methyl lactate 401.36
    butyl lactate 610.11
    diethyl carbonate 579.81
    propanediol butyl ether 845.82
    triethyl orthoformate 768.83
    p-tert-butyltoluene 455.5
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 533.22
    morpholine 2625.2
    tert-butylamine 1768.68
    n-dodecanol 396.99
    dimethoxymethane 789.84
    ethylene carbonate 754.62
    cyrene 487.77
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 841.86
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1160.71
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1097.75
    4-methylpyridine 1723.98
    dibutyl ether 1451.52
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 630.3
    DEF 1258.35
    dimethyl isosorbide 944.4
    tetrachloroethylene 2039.49
    eugenol 563.5
    triacetin 769.64
    span 80 867.18
    1,4-butanediol 584.15
    1,1-dichloroethane 2526.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1167.95
    methyl formate 526.1
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1703.85
    n-decane 333.75
    butyronitrile 1865.63
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 889.24
    1-chlorooctane 772.91
    1-chlorotetradecane 293.47
    n-nonane 399.61
    undecane 230.96
    tert-butylcyclohexane 385.37
    cyclooctane 391.71
    cyclopentanol 1897.99
    tetrahydropyran 3133.04
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1362.2
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1089.82
    1-hexene 2068.33
    2-isopropoxyethanol 920.35
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 433.15
    methyl butyrate 1040.96

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Jasmine rose flower headspace (China) 2 Gardenia jasminoides Ellis var. fortuniana Lindl., fam. Rubiaceae 2.1%