Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    112-07-2

    Molecular formula
    C8H16O3

    SMILES
    CCCCOCCOC(=O)C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fruity 92.99%
    Sweet 78.08%
    Ethereal 71.72%
    Rummy 41.34%
    Solvent 41.04%
    Fermented 40.83%
    Winey 40.74%
    Banana 38.5%
    Alcoholic 36.72%
    Pineapple 34.76%

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    Odor threshold

    • Odor Threshold Low: 0.1 [mmHg]. Odor Threshold High: 0.48 [mmHg]. Odor threshold from CHEMINFO
    • 0.1 ppm (absolute threshold)

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.2

    pKa est.
    7.5 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    160.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -82.3 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • Freezing point: -63.5 °C
    • -64 °C
    • -82 °F

    Boiling point

    • 378 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
    • 192 °C
    • 378 °F

    Flash point est.
    73.05 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 160 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • 71 °C
    • 160 °F (71 °C) (closed cup)
    • 71 °C c.c.
    • 71 °F
    • 160 °F

    Solubility expt.

    • 1.5 % (NIOSH, 2024)
    • Soluble in hydrocarbons and organic solvents
    • In water, 9X10+3 mg/L at 20 °C
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 1.7 (moderate)
    • 1.5%

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Butoxyethyl acetate
    • 112-07-2
    • Butoxyethyl acetate
    • ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER ACETATE
    • Butyl glycol acetate
    • Butyl cellosolve acetate
    • Butylglycol acetate
    • Ethanol, 2-butoxy-, acetate
    • Ektasolve EB acetate
    • Ethylene glycol butyl ether acetate
    • 2-Butoxyethanol acetate
    • Butylcelosolvacetat
    • EGBEA
    • n-Butoxyethanol acetate
    • Glycol monobutyl ether acetate
    • 1-Acetoxy-2-butoxyethane
    • Acetic acid, 2-butoxyethyl ester
    • Butylcelosolvacetat [Czech]
    • HSDB 435
    • Ethanol, 2-butoxy-, 1-acetate
    • 2-Butoxyethylester kyseliny octove
    • EINECS 203-933-3
    • BRN 1756960
    • DTXSID1026904
    • 2-Butoxyethylester kyseliny octove [Czech]
    • WK5367RE39
    • DTXCID006904
    • EC 203-933-3
    • Butylcelosolvacetat (Czech)
    • 2-Butoxyethyl acetate, 99%
    • ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER ACETATE [HSDB]
    • CAS-112-07-2
    • 2-Butoxyethylester kyseliny octove (Czech)
    • 2-Butoxyethylacetate
    • Butoxyethanol acetate
    • Butylcellosolve acetate
    • 2-n-butoxyethyl acetate
    • UNII-WK5367RE39
    • Butylglykolacetat
    • Acetic Acid 2-Butoxyethyl Ester
    • Embkanol AEG
    • Buthylglycol acetate
    • 2butoxyethyl acetate
    • Butyl oxitol acetate
    • MFCD00009457
    • Butyl ethoxol acetate
    • Butyl ethoxyl acetate
    • nButoxyethanol acetate
    • 2-Butoxy-ethylacetaat
    • 2Butoxyethanol acetate
    • Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether acetate
    • Butyl Cellusolve Acetate
    • n-Butyl cellosolve acetate
    • Ethanol, 2butoxy, acetate
    • SCHEMBL22372
    • 2-Butoxyethyl ester acetic acid
    • Acetic acid, 2butoxyethyl ester
    • 2-BUTOXYETHANOL, ACETATE
    • CHEMBL2141776
    • Ethyleenglycolmonobutyletheracetaat
    • CHEBI:229414
    • BUTOXYETHYL ACETATE [INCI]
    • Tox21_201583
    • Tox21_303230
    • AKOS015901539
    • Ethylene glycol mono butyl ether acetate
    • NCGC00163968-01
    • NCGC00163968-02
    • NCGC00257034-01
    • NCGC00259132-01
    • AS-75503
    • B0700
    • NS00008743
    • Q122791
    • 203-933-3

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1554.26
    methanol 2646.73
    isopropanol 858.65
    water 6.72
    ethyl acetate 459.81
    n-propanol 863.32
    acetone 917.27
    n-butanol 663.71
    acetonitrile 795.92
    DMF 1241.84
    toluene 179.04
    isobutanol 516.73
    1,4-dioxane 1008.19
    methyl acetate 446.57
    THF 1026.08
    2-butanone 488.89
    n-pentanol 413.1
    sec-butanol 565.84
    n-hexane 63.19
    ethylene glycol 389.21
    NMP 899.34
    cyclohexane 109.38
    DMSO 1899.31
    n-butyl acetate 302.83
    n-octanol 126.71
    chloroform 1384.32
    n-propyl acetate 246.7
    acetic acid 1859.68
    dichloromethane 1347.76
    cyclohexanone 794.79
    propylene glycol 432.58
    isopropyl acetate 227.75
    DMAc 951.08
    2-ethoxyethanol 723.78
    isopentanol 448.49
    n-heptane 29.68
    ethyl formate 371.54
    1,2-dichloroethane 749.1
    n-hexanol 289.94
    2-methoxyethanol 1325.38
    isobutyl acetate 158.9
    tetrachloromethane 189.49
    n-pentyl acetate 156.1
    transcutol 1632.13
    n-heptanol 98.04
    ethylbenzene 103.97
    MIBK 181.67
    2-propoxyethanol 505.48
    tert-butanol 927.83
    MTBE 416.48
    2-butoxyethanol 224.37
    propionic acid 743.11
    o-xylene 137.36
    formic acid 811.17
    diethyl ether 457.54
    m-xylene 126.57
    p-xylene 150.5
    chlorobenzene 300.74
    dimethyl carbonate 105.69
    n-octane 11.42
    formamide 796.55
    cyclopentanone 727.72
    2-pentanone 344.58
    anisole 235.78
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 436.45
    gamma-butyrolactone 805.01
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 676.6
    pyridine 774.99
    3-pentanone 251.84
    furfural 840.3
    n-dodecane 10.08
    diethylene glycol 504.74
    diisopropyl ether 79.78
    tert-amyl alcohol 595.91
    acetylacetone 398.47
    n-hexadecane 11.32
    acetophenone 241.17
    methyl propionate 301.63
    isopentyl acetate 259.82
    trichloroethylene 1296.42
    n-nonanol 108.08
    cyclohexanol 586.99
    benzyl alcohol 285.76
    2-ethylhexanol 157.9
    isooctanol 82.65
    dipropyl ether 163.7
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 286.22
    ethyl lactate 156.05
    propylene carbonate 400.29
    n-methylformamide 679.37
    2-pentanol 315.27
    n-pentane 53.57
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 320.48
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 257.13
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 307.14
    mesitylene 78.15
    ε-caprolactone 620.39
    p-cymene 70.74
    epichlorohydrin 830.4
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 580.2
    2-aminoethanol 704.39
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 892.86
    sulfolane 1011.76
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 27.77
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 789.21
    n-hexyl acetate 241.04
    isooctane 15.17
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 391.48
    sec-butyl acetate 166.05
    tert-butyl acetate 244.29
    decalin 44.46
    glycerin 539.95
    diglyme 689.52
    acrylic acid 651.05
    isopropyl myristate 83.8
    n-butyric acid 838.52
    acetyl acetate 341.56
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 110.4
    ethyl propionate 207.31
    nitromethane 1548.47
    1,2-diethoxyethane 390.68
    benzonitrile 376.94
    trioctyl phosphate 68.81
    1-bromopropane 416.36
    gamma-valerolactone 928.56
    n-decanol 74.98
    triethyl phosphate 114.95
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 147.66
    propionitrile 502.25
    vinylene carbonate 398.12
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 928.69
    DMS 217.22
    cumene 75.25
    2-octanol 72.89
    2-hexanone 252.28
    octyl acetate 107.75
    limonene 120.77
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 885.35
    ethyl orthosilicate 110.35
    tributyl phosphate 105.79
    diacetone alcohol 324.26
    N,N-dimethylaniline 175.66
    acrylonitrile 620.53
    aniline 364.53
    1,3-propanediol 790.82
    bromobenzene 301.43
    dibromomethane 877.12
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1109.53
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 179.45
    tetrabutyl urea 136.84
    diisobutyl methanol 88.31
    2-phenylethanol 206.85
    styrene 145.81
    dioctyl adipate 166.96
    dimethyl sulfate 225.53
    ethyl butyrate 204.33
    methyl lactate 206.0
    butyl lactate 164.31
    diethyl carbonate 148.07
    propanediol butyl ether 286.85
    triethyl orthoformate 153.53
    p-tert-butyltoluene 66.84
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 189.86
    morpholine 1348.84
    tert-butylamine 513.88
    n-dodecanol 57.56
    dimethoxymethane 402.92
    ethylene carbonate 326.59
    cyrene 268.42
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 236.48
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 198.21
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 354.72
    4-methylpyridine 649.12
    dibutyl ether 170.25
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 88.31
    DEF 491.73
    dimethyl isosorbide 421.11
    tetrachloroethylene 759.09
    eugenol 206.91
    triacetin 290.19
    span 80 271.09
    1,4-butanediol 314.55
    1,1-dichloroethane 681.27
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 315.73
    methyl formate 405.18
    2-methyl-1-butanol 429.38
    n-decane 17.38
    butyronitrile 524.3
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 141.0
    1-chlorooctane 74.4
    1-chlorotetradecane 30.07
    n-nonane 17.95
    undecane 12.45
    tert-butylcyclohexane 37.34
    cyclooctane 25.53
    cyclopentanol 580.21
    tetrahydropyran 908.13
    tert-amyl methyl ether 294.82
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 523.83
    1-hexene 204.26
    2-isopropoxyethanol 371.75
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 427.84
    methyl butyrate 329.48

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