Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    111-15-9

    Molecular formula
    C6H12O3

    SMILES
    CCOCCOC(=O)C

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Fruity 90.31%
    Sweet 79.88%
    Ethereal 75.65%
    Rummy 47.71%
    Solvent 44.07%
    Winey 41.51%
    Alcoholic 38.98%
    Fermented 36.12%
    Banana 34.52%
    Pungent 31.66%

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    Odor threshold>

    • Odor Threshold Low: 0.06 [mmHg]. Odor Threshold High: 0.13 [mmHg]. Detection odor threshold from AIHA (mean = 0.06 ppm)

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.3

    Molecular weight
    132.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -79.1 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -61.7 °C
    • -62 °C
    • -79 °F

    Boiling point

    • 313 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 156.4 °C
    • 156 °C
    • 313 °F

    Flash point est.
    51.14 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 135 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 47 °C
    • 52 °C (Closed cup)
    • 51.1 °C c.c.
    • 135 °F
    • 124 °F

    Solubility expt.

    • greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 66 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • Coefficient of expansion = 0.00112 °C-1 at 20 °C; Dielectric constant = 7.567 at 30 °C; Water azeotrope = 44.4 wt % at 97 °C; Hildebrand solubility parameter(delta) = 17.8 MPa
    • Very soluble in ethyl alcohol, ethyl ether
    • MISCIBLE WITH OLIVE OIL IN ALL PROP
    • Miscible with aromatic hydrocarbons
    • In water, 187,000 mg/L at 20 °C
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 23
    • 23%

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate
    • 111-15-9
    • ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER ACETATE
    • Cellosolve acetate
    • Oxitol acetate
    • Ethoxyethyl acetate
    • Oxytol acetate
    • 1-Acetoxy-2-ethoxyethane
    • Ethylglycol acetate
    • 2-Ethoxyethanol acetate
    • Ethyl cellosolve acetate
    • Ethoxyethanol acetate
    • Ethylglykolacetat
    • Octan etoksyetylu
    • 2-Aethoxy-aethylacetat
    • Glycol ether ee acetate
    • Celosolvacetat
    • 2-Ethoxyethylacetate
    • Ethanol, 2-ethoxy-, acetate
    • 2-Etossietil-acetato
    • Acetate d'ethylglycol
    • Acetate de cellosolve
    • Acetato di cellosolve
    • 2-Ethoxy-ethylacetaat
    • Ethyl cellosolve acetaat
    • Aethylenglykolaetheracetat
    • Glycol monoethyl ether acetate
    • Ethyl glycol acetate
    • EGEEA
    • 2-Ethoxyethyle, acetate de
    • Acetic acid, 2-ethoxyethyl ester
    • Ektasolve EE acetate solvent
    • 2-Ethoxyethanol, ester with acetic acid
    • Celosolvacetat [Czech]
    • Ethylene glycol ethyl ether acetate
    • Ethylglykolacetat [German]
    • Octan etoksyetylu [Polish]
    • NSC 8658
    • 2-Ethoxy-ethylacetaat [Dutch]
    • CCRIS 3286
    • HSDB 539
    • Acetate d'ethylglycol [French]
    • Acetate de cellosolve [French]
    • 2-Etossietil-acetato [Italian]
    • Acetato di cellosolve [Italian]
    • 2-Aethoxy-aethylacetat [German]
    • Ethyl cellosolve acetaat [Dutch]
    • 2-Ethoxyethylester kyseliny octove
    • Aethylenglykolaetheracetat [German]
    • Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether monoacetate
    • 2-Ethoxyethanol 1-acetate
    • AI3-01955 (USDA)
    • EINECS 203-839-2
    • 2-Ethoxyethyle, acetate de [French]
    • Ethyleneglycol monoethyl ether acetate
    • UN1172
    • BRN 1748677
    • CSAC
    • DTXSID9021928
    • 2-Ethoxyethylester kyseliny octove [Czech]
    • Acetate de l'ether monoethylique de l'ethylene-glycol
    • beta-Ethoxyethyl acetate
    • DG1O0Z7390
    • NSC-8658
    • .beta.-Ethoxyethyl acetate
    • DTXCID701928
    • Acetate de l'ether monoethylique de l'ethylene-glycol [French]
    • Ethanol, 2-ethoxy-, 1-acetate
    • 2-ETHOXYETHYL ACETATE [MI]
    • Celosolvacetat (Czech)
    • NCGC00091657-02
    • Octan etoksyetylu (Polish)
    • ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER ACETATE [HSDB]
    • ETHYLGLYKOLACETAT (GERMAN)
    • 2-ETHOXY-ETHYLACETAAT (DUTCH)
    • ACETATE D'ETHYLGLYCOL (FRENCH)
    • ACETATE DE CELLOSOLVE (FRENCH)
    • 2-ETOSSIETIL-ACETATO (ITALIAN)
    • ACETATO DI CELLOSOLVE (ITALIAN)
    • 2-AETHOXY-AETHYLACETAT (GERMAN)
    • ETHYL CELLOSOLVE ACETAAT (DUTCH)
    • AETHYLENGLYKOLAETHERACETAT (GERMAN)
    • 2-Ethoxyethylester kyseliny octove (Czech)
    • 2-ETHOXYETHYLE, ACETATE DE (FRENCH)
    • Ethoxyethanol, 2-, acetate
    • 2-ethoxyethylacetate (EGEEA)
    • UNII-DG1O0Z7390
    • ACETATE DE L'ETHER MONOETHYLIQUE DE L'ETHYLENE-GLYCOL (FRENCH)
    • Acetic Acid 2-Ethoxyethyl Ester
    • 2Etossietilacetato
    • 2Ethoxyethylacetaat
    • 2Ethoxyethylacetate
    • 2Aethoxyaethylacetat
    • 2ethoxyethyl acetate
    • ethyl amino benzoate
    • PolySolv EE acetate
    • 1Acetoxy2ethoxyethane
    • 2Ethoxyethanol acetate
    • OCTAN ETOKSYETLU
    • ''cellosolve'' Acetate
    • 2Ethoxyethyle, acetate de
    • Ethanol, 2ethoxy, acetate
    • Cellosolve acetate (OSHA)
    • 2-ETHOXYETHYL ACETAE
    • O-ETHYLGLYCOL ACETATE
    • SCHEMBL24056
    • MLS002454405
    • 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate, 98%
    • WLN: 2O2OV1
    • Acetic acid, 2ethoxyethyl ester
    • Acetic acid-2-ethoxyethyl ester
    • CHEMBL1427293
    • 2Ethoxyethylester kyseliny octove
    • acetic acid 2-ethoxy-ethyl ester
    • NSC8658
    • OCTAN ETOKSYETLU (POLISH)
    • 2-Ethoxyethyl ester of acetic acid
    • ETHOXYETHANOL ACETATE [INCI]
    • Tox21_400028
    • MFCD00009251
    • 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (ACGIH:OSHA)
    • AKOS015901418
    • 2Ethoxyethanol, ester with acetic acid
    • A13-01955 (USDA)
    • UN 1172
    • NCGC00091657-01
    • NCGC00091657-03
    • CAS-111-15-9

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 810.06
    methanol 1488.46
    isopropanol 425.55
    water 88.3
    ethyl acetate 251.78
    n-propanol 427.06
    acetone 522.89
    n-butanol 318.99
    acetonitrile 588.55
    DMF 1254.74
    toluene 139.88
    isobutanol 235.22
    1,4-dioxane 835.81
    methyl acetate 330.06
    THF 660.46
    2-butanone 277.93
    n-pentanol 171.96
    sec-butanol 274.78
    n-hexane 29.81
    ethylene glycol 376.5
    NMP 992.01
    cyclohexane 71.81
    DMSO 1086.55
    n-butyl acetate 85.26
    n-octanol 54.62
    chloroform 731.97
    n-propyl acetate 91.49
    acetic acid 1421.11
    dichloromethane 735.62
    cyclohexanone 384.7
    propylene glycol 257.25
    isopropyl acetate 107.95
    DMAc 1228.78
    2-ethoxyethanol 417.16
    isopentanol 196.36
    n-heptane 14.21
    ethyl formate 266.86
    1,2-dichloroethane 396.37
    n-hexanol 93.81
    2-methoxyethanol 953.9
    isobutyl acetate 51.55
    tetrachloromethane 135.3
    n-pentyl acetate 55.18
    transcutol 723.35
    n-heptanol 40.81
    ethylbenzene 59.59
    MIBK 69.75
    2-propoxyethanol 243.38
    tert-butanol 431.97
    MTBE 216.52
    2-butoxyethanol 109.58
    propionic acid 486.15
    o-xylene 101.43
    formic acid 1184.54
    diethyl ether 225.69
    m-xylene 72.76
    p-xylene 87.68
    chlorobenzene 203.18
    dimethyl carbonate 96.22
    n-octane 5.32
    formamide 1249.76
    cyclopentanone 381.82
    2-pentanone 153.35
    anisole 175.76
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 216.42
    gamma-butyrolactone 514.31
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 418.12
    pyridine 642.75
    3-pentanone 135.45
    furfural 702.49
    n-dodecane 5.3
    diethylene glycol 318.4
    diisopropyl ether 38.15
    tert-amyl alcohol 284.11
    acetylacetone 205.34
    n-hexadecane 5.84
    acetophenone 153.33
    methyl propionate 195.74
    isopentyl acetate 76.01
    trichloroethylene 697.36
    n-nonanol 49.45
    cyclohexanol 298.06
    benzyl alcohol 206.14
    2-ethylhexanol 52.77
    isooctanol 32.31
    dipropyl ether 63.59
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 182.04
    ethyl lactate 75.07
    propylene carbonate 234.18
    n-methylformamide 751.75
    2-pentanol 129.74
    n-pentane 33.31
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 132.53
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 107.87
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 167.7
    mesitylene 40.5
    ε-caprolactone 331.32
    p-cymene 31.76
    epichlorohydrin 500.58
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 297.91
    2-aminoethanol 508.55
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 867.3
    sulfolane 569.32
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 15.44
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 438.44
    n-hexyl acetate 87.61
    isooctane 6.43
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 194.45
    sec-butyl acetate 60.53
    tert-butyl acetate 96.12
    decalin 23.01
    glycerin 420.57
    diglyme 383.52
    acrylic acid 526.92
    isopropyl myristate 34.74
    n-butyric acid 420.69
    acetyl acetate 194.53
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 55.56
    ethyl propionate 95.73
    nitromethane 1423.07
    1,2-diethoxyethane 157.06
    benzonitrile 242.64
    trioctyl phosphate 27.92
    1-bromopropane 201.62
    gamma-valerolactone 669.83
    n-decanol 35.2
    triethyl phosphate 55.85
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 57.68
    propionitrile 313.27
    vinylene carbonate 277.82
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 591.38
    DMS 108.13
    cumene 39.82
    2-octanol 27.92
    2-hexanone 91.27
    octyl acetate 44.88
    limonene 50.44
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 577.9
    ethyl orthosilicate 54.41
    tributyl phosphate 46.14
    diacetone alcohol 144.31
    N,N-dimethylaniline 129.79
    acrylonitrile 436.92
    aniline 318.75
    1,3-propanediol 516.07
    bromobenzene 177.65
    dibromomethane 424.21
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 527.24
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 71.46
    tetrabutyl urea 68.75
    diisobutyl methanol 31.52
    2-phenylethanol 105.22
    styrene 95.76
    dioctyl adipate 76.83
    dimethyl sulfate 203.18
    ethyl butyrate 74.65
    methyl lactate 146.09
    butyl lactate 58.93
    diethyl carbonate 65.17
    propanediol butyl ether 126.12
    triethyl orthoformate 68.5
    p-tert-butyltoluene 30.37
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 96.36
    morpholine 1013.51
    tert-butylamine 262.12
    n-dodecanol 27.34
    dimethoxymethane 352.33
    ethylene carbonate 204.86
    cyrene 158.54
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 98.6
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 61.44
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 246.71
    4-methylpyridine 492.12
    dibutyl ether 68.04
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 31.52
    DEF 348.88
    dimethyl isosorbide 246.56
    tetrachloroethylene 436.11
    eugenol 110.99
    triacetin 133.75
    span 80 123.19
    1,4-butanediol 186.33
    1,1-dichloroethane 336.31
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 128.83
    methyl formate 426.43
    2-methyl-1-butanol 197.26
    n-decane 8.64
    butyronitrile 272.6
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 58.83
    1-chlorooctane 31.72
    1-chlorotetradecane 14.2
    n-nonane 8.33
    undecane 6.4
    tert-butylcyclohexane 17.53
    cyclooctane 15.43
    cyclopentanol 328.77
    tetrahydropyran 484.53
    tert-amyl methyl ether 154.54
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 317.76
    1-hexene 78.65
    2-isopropoxyethanol 184.19
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 442.08
    methyl butyrate 138.52

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1 4

IFRA standard 51

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Category 3
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Products with oral and lip exposure
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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Magnolia purpurella (China) 2 Magnolia purpurella Law et Zhou, fam. Magnoliaceae 0.15%
Magnolia grandiflora flower head space (China) 93062-76-1 Magnolia grandiflora L., fam. Magnoliaceae 0.29%
Michelia balansae flower headspace (China) Michelia balansae (A. DC.) Dandy, fam. Magnoliaceae 0.6%
Clerodendrum fragrans flower (China) Clerodendrum fragrans Vent., fam. Verbenaceae 17.64%