Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    111-76-2

    Molecular formula
    C6H14O2

    SMILES
    CCCCOCCO

    Safety labels

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

  • Odor profile

    Ethereal 66.16%
    Alcoholic 65.24%
    Fruity 65.07%
    Fermented 54.09%
    Oily 48.56%
    Sweet 46.03%
    Solvent 45.5%
    Winey 38.19%
    Pungent 31.66%
    Musty 30.4%

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    Odor threshold>

    • Odor Threshold Low: 0.1 [mmHg]. Odor Threshold High: 0.35 [mmHg]. Detection odor threshold from AIHA (mean = 0.1 ppm)
    • Odor perception threshold is 9.3 mg/L.

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.8

    Molecular weight
    118.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -94 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -74.8 °C
    • -75 °C
    • -107 °F

    Boiling point

    • 340 °F at 743 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 168.4 °C
    • 168.40 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 171 °C
    • 339 °F

    Flash point est.
    66.09 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 141 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 62 °C
    • 143 °F (62 °C) (Closed Cup)
    • 60 °C c.c.
    • 143 °F

    Solubility expt.

    • greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • Miscible with water
    • Soluble in ethyl alcohol, ethyl ether; slightly soluble in carbon tetrachloride
    • Soluble in mineral oil, most organic solvents.
    • Mixes in all proportions with acetone, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, ethyl ether, n-heptane and water; miscible in all proportions with many ketones, ethers, alcohols, aromatic paraffin and halogenated hydrocarbons.
    • 1000 mg/mL at 20 °C
    • Solubility in water: miscible
    • Miscible

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Butoxyethanol
    • 111-76-2
    • Butoxyethanol
    • Butyl glycol
    • Butyl cellosolve
    • ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
    • Ethylene glycol butyl ether
    • n-Butoxyethanol
    • Ethanol, 2-butoxy-
    • Butyl oxitol
    • Dowanol EB
    • 2-butoxyethan-1-ol
    • Glycol butyl ether
    • Glycol ether eb
    • 3-Oxa-1-heptanol
    • Gafcol EB
    • 2-Butoxy-1-ethanol
    • 2-n-Butoxyethanol
    • Jeffersol eb
    • Butyl cellu-sol
    • O-Butyl ethylene glycol
    • Ektasolve EB
    • EGBE
    • Chimec NR
    • Glycol monobutyl ether
    • 2-Butoxy ethanol
    • 2-Butossi-etanolo
    • 2-Butoxy-aethanol
    • Butylcelosolv
    • Butylglycol
    • BUCS
    • Butoksyetylowy alkohol
    • Ethylene glycol n-butyl ether
    • EGMBE
    • Monobutyl glycol ether
    • 2-Butoxy-ethanol
    • Monobutyl ether of ethylene glycol
    • Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
    • n-Butyl Cellosolve
    • butylcellosolve
    • 9004-77-7
    • Butyl monoether glycol
    • Butylcelosolv [Czech]
    • Caswell No. 121
    • beta-Butoxyethanol
    • Monobutyl ethylene glycol ether
    • Minex BDH
    • Ethylene glycol, monobutyl ether
    • .beta.-Butoxyethanol
    • Butylglycol [French,German]
    • 2-Butoxy-aethanol [German]
    • ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether
    • 2-Hydroxyethyl n-butyl ether
    • 2-Butossi-etanolo [Italian]
    • 2-Butoxyethan(ol-d)
    • NSC 60759
    • Butyglycol
    • CCRIS 5985
    • HSDB 538
    • Glycol ether eb acetate
    • 2-n-Butoxy-1-ethanol
    • Butoksyetylowy alkohol [Polish]
    • Ether alcohol
    • Butyl icinol
    • Eter monobutilico del etilenglicol
    • I0P9XEZ9WV
    • EINECS 203-905-0
    • UN2369
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 011501
    • Ether monobutylique de l'ethyleneglycol
    • BRN 1732511
    • 2-Butoxyethanol (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether)
    • AI3-0993
    • DTXSID1024097
    • CHEBI:63921
    • AI3-09903
    • BuOCH2CH2OH
    • Eter monobutilico del etilenglicol [Spanish]
    • NSC-60759
    • Ether monobutylique de l'ethyleneglycol [French]
    • Butyl 2-hydroxyethyl ether
    • BUTYL CELLOSOLVE [MI]
    • DTXCID904097
    • 2-BUTOXYETHANOL [IARC]
    • 2-BUTOXYETHANOL [VANDF]
    • EC 203-905-0
    • EC 500-012-0
    • 2-BUTOXY(ETHANOL-13C2)
    • Butylcelosolv (Czech)
    • Butylglycol (French,German)
    • ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONO-N-BUTYL ETHER [HSDB]
    • Ethyleneglycol-monobutyl ether
    • 2-BUTOXYETHANOL (IARC)
    • 2-BUTOXY-AETHANOL (GERMAN)
    • 2-BUTOSSI-ETANOLO (ITALIAN)
    • g lycol ether eb
    • BUTOKSYETYLOWY ALKOHOL (POLISH)
    • 2 -Butoxyethanol
    • CAS-111-76-2
    • SMR001253761
    • Butoxyethanol, 2-
    • Ektasolve EB solvent
    • Eter monobutilico del etilenglicol (Spanish)
    • Ek tasolve EB solvent
    • Ether monobutylique de L'ethyleneglycol (French)
    • UNII-I0P9XEZ9WV
    • n-butoxyethanol sodium salt
    • Butyloxitol
    • nButoxyethanol
    • 2butoxyethanol
    • Butyl cellusol
    • 2Butoxy1ethanol
    • 3Oxa1heptanol
    • Ethylene glycol mono butyl ether
    • EB Solvent
    • PolySolv EB
    • Ethanol, 2butoxy
    • 3-oxaheptan-1-ol
    • Caswell No 121
    • 2-(n-Butoxy)ethanol
    • OButyl ethylene glycol
    • GLYCOL EB
    • Butyl cellosolve (OSHA)
    • 2-(1-Butyloxy) ethanol
    • Ethylene glycol nbutyl ether
    • Aethylenglycolmonobuthylaether
    • BUTOXYETHANOL [INCI]
    • 2-Butoxy-aethanol(GERMAN)

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 7322.41
    methanol 11240.44
    isopropanol 4179.2
    water 17.45
    ethyl acetate 970.08
    n-propanol 4960.09
    acetone 2366.12
    n-butanol 4103.72
    acetonitrile 1683.75
    DMF 2129.31
    toluene 177.73
    isobutanol 2551.16
    1,4-dioxane 2103.92
    methyl acetate 924.38
    THF 2846.36
    2-butanone 1100.87
    n-pentanol 1576.0
    sec-butanol 2676.03
    n-hexane 206.12
    ethylene glycol 1787.34
    NMP 1181.88
    cyclohexane 410.62
    DMSO 5140.68
    n-butyl acetate 1031.12
    n-octanol 444.65
    chloroform 2295.48
    n-propyl acetate 649.25
    acetic acid 4661.3
    dichloromethane 2332.2
    cyclohexanone 1864.0
    propylene glycol 1899.03
    isopropyl acetate 379.99
    DMAc 723.4
    2-ethoxyethanol 1759.23
    isopentanol 1953.85
    n-heptane 232.94
    ethyl formate 1080.69
    1,2-dichloroethane 1391.59
    n-hexanol 1623.3
    2-methoxyethanol 4013.95
    isobutyl acetate 324.06
    tetrachloromethane 496.79
    n-pentyl acetate 406.71
    transcutol 2986.51
    n-heptanol 476.68
    ethylbenzene 115.48
    MIBK 344.52
    2-propoxyethanol 1826.7
    tert-butanol 3051.8
    MTBE 809.72
    2-butoxyethanol 804.55
    propionic acid 2652.87
    o-xylene 133.4
    formic acid 1904.73
    diethyl ether 1044.82
    m-xylene 125.43
    p-xylene 162.84
    chlorobenzene 435.05
    dimethyl carbonate 164.17
    n-octane 50.15
    formamide 1910.11
    cyclopentanone 1821.82
    2-pentanone 866.24
    anisole 303.21
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1038.72
    gamma-butyrolactone 1913.62
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1954.09
    pyridine 1402.88
    3-pentanone 453.95
    furfural 1492.88
    n-dodecane 27.92
    diethylene glycol 1633.09
    diisopropyl ether 172.89
    tert-amyl alcohol 1779.77
    acetylacetone 636.25
    n-hexadecane 31.01
    acetophenone 296.75
    methyl propionate 644.67
    isopentyl acetate 667.99
    trichloroethylene 2071.85
    n-nonanol 335.55
    cyclohexanol 2198.92
    benzyl alcohol 468.52
    2-ethylhexanol 747.48
    isooctanol 342.73
    dipropyl ether 724.81
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 376.26
    ethyl lactate 321.96
    propylene carbonate 884.52
    n-methylformamide 2109.51
    2-pentanol 1622.64
    n-pentane 259.61
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1318.65
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 502.75
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 457.23
    mesitylene 83.58
    ε-caprolactone 1389.24
    p-cymene 144.62
    epichlorohydrin 1666.99
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 891.36
    2-aminoethanol 3100.0
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1347.89
    sulfolane 2025.28
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 77.51
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1977.74
    n-hexyl acetate 531.25
    isooctane 50.83
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 800.07
    sec-butyl acetate 282.08
    tert-butyl acetate 352.07
    decalin 86.83
    glycerin 1869.27
    diglyme 1498.48
    acrylic acid 1847.07
    isopropyl myristate 161.56
    n-butyric acid 3414.73
    acetyl acetate 433.04
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 179.47
    ethyl propionate 390.98
    nitromethane 3165.66
    1,2-diethoxyethane 766.34
    benzonitrile 587.52
    trioctyl phosphate 156.43
    1-bromopropane 906.43
    gamma-valerolactone 2010.74
    n-decanol 222.12
    triethyl phosphate 208.74
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 489.67
    propionitrile 1363.79
    vinylene carbonate 824.14
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1699.58
    DMS 270.29
    cumene 91.44
    2-octanol 281.42
    2-hexanone 580.81
    octyl acetate 224.94
    limonene 301.69
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1854.92
    ethyl orthosilicate 223.69
    tributyl phosphate 206.12
    diacetone alcohol 596.39
    N,N-dimethylaniline 194.94
    acrylonitrile 1548.29
    aniline 631.78
    1,3-propanediol 3538.53
    bromobenzene 349.88
    dibromomethane 1581.55
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1653.69
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 360.0
    tetrabutyl urea 246.92
    diisobutyl methanol 322.33
    2-phenylethanol 452.02
    styrene 177.35
    dioctyl adipate 292.96
    dimethyl sulfate 294.68
    ethyl butyrate 604.65
    methyl lactate 425.91
    butyl lactate 411.64
    diethyl carbonate 325.64
    propanediol butyl ether 793.96
    triethyl orthoformate 389.28
    p-tert-butyltoluene 134.19
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 277.39
    morpholine 3257.75
    tert-butylamine 1821.4
    n-dodecanol 163.28
    dimethoxymethane 876.12
    ethylene carbonate 750.2
    cyrene 369.68
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 425.71
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 497.74
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 432.62
    4-methylpyridine 885.82
    dibutyl ether 484.57
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 322.33
    DEF 947.89
    dimethyl isosorbide 599.48
    tetrachloroethylene 1411.53
    eugenol 331.38
    triacetin 404.23
    span 80 590.48
    1,4-butanediol 1134.29
    1,1-dichloroethane 1161.63
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 864.32
    methyl formate 1117.47
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1861.49
    n-decane 54.18
    butyronitrile 1684.2
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 404.34
    1-chlorooctane 201.32
    1-chlorotetradecane 67.27
    n-nonane 60.54
    undecane 36.33
    tert-butylcyclohexane 80.51
    cyclooctane 86.23
    cyclopentanol 2563.28
    tetrahydropyran 2620.59
    tert-amyl methyl ether 494.16
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 824.21
    1-hexene 564.86
    2-isopropoxyethanol 857.49
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 891.94
    methyl butyrate 749.05

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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Datura flower headspace (Japan) Datura candida (Pers.), fam. Solanaceae 1.98%