Ethylene glycol monopropyl ether

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2807-30-9

    Molecular formula
    C5H12O2

    SMILES
    CCCOCCO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Ethereal 65.05%
    Alcoholic 60.07%
    Fruity 46.18%
    Fermented 42.21%
    Solvent 41.12%
    Sweet 37.18%
    Oily 32.89%
    Odorless 30.04%
    Winey 27.48%
    Musty 25.72%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 59.06%
    Alcoholic 57.84%
    Musty 39.94%
    Fusel 39.53%
    Bitter 36.35%
    Alcohol 35.63%
    Oil 32.23%
    Fruit 29.74%
    Ethereal 29.16%
    Ether 29.07%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.5

    pKa est.
    7.62 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    104.15 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -90 °C

    Boiling point

    • 301 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
    • 150-152 °C at 760 mm Hg
    • 149-152 °C

    Flash point

    • 56.17 ˚C est.
    • 120 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • 57 °C
    • 125 °F (OPEN CUP)
    • 57 °C c.c.

    Solubility expt.

    • Soluble in water, alcohol, ether
    • Solubility in water: miscible

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Propoxyethanol
    • 2807-30-9
    • ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOPROPYL ETHER
    • Ethanol, 2-propoxy-
    • Propyl cellosolve
    • 2-propoxyethan-1-ol
    • Propoxyethanol
    • Propyl glycol
    • n-Propoxyethanol
    • 2-(Propyloxy)ethanol
    • Ektasolve EP
    • n-Propyl Oxitol glycol
    • Ethylene glycol mono-n-propyl ether
    • Ethylene glycol propyl ether
    • HSDB 6499
    • Ethylene glycol mono propyl ether
    • Eastman EP
    • Monopropyl ether of ethylene glycol
    • UNII-TF513KWZ2Y
    • 2-Propyloxyethanol
    • EINECS 220-548-6
    • TF513KWZ2Y
    • 3-Oxa-1-hexanol
    • BRN 1731983
    • DTXSID1027500
    • AI3-30229
    • DTXCID707500
    • EC 220-548-6
    • ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOPROPYL ETHER [HSDB]
    • 2-Propoxy-ethanol
    • CAS-2807-30-9
    • propylglycol
    • nPropoxyethanol
    • 2propoxyethanol
    • Ethylene glycol n-propyl ether
    • EGnPE
    • Ethanol 2-Propoxy
    • MFCD00072645
    • nPropyl Oxitol glycol
    • 2-propoxy-1-ethanol
    • Glycol monopropyl ether
    • 2-(1-Propyloxy) ethanol
    • 2-(PROPOXY)ETHANOL
    • 2-Hydroxyethyl propyl ether
    • SCHEMBL23209
    • ethyleneglycol monopropyl ether
    • CHEMBL3189002
    • Ethylene glycol mononpropyl ether
    • Ethyleneglycol mono-n-propyl ether
    • Tox21_201994
    • Tox21_303034
    • AKOS009159123
    • NCGC00249145-01
    • NCGC00256983-01
    • NCGC00259543-01
    • LS-13094
    • E0514
    • NS00003491
    • EN300-69935
    • E77170
    • Q1371478
    • Ethylene glycol monopropyl ether, ReagentPlus(R), 99.4%
    • Ethylene glycol monopropyl ether, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 99%

  • Applications

    Ethylene glycol monopropyl ether (CAS 2807-30-9) is primarily used as a polar solvent and co-solvent for coatings, inks, cleaners, and adhesives; it can also function as a plasticizer in certain polymer systems; it is used as an intermediate in chemical synthesis and in electronic materials such as photoresist formulations and cleaning solvents used in manufacturing.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2557.96
    methanol 3748.16
    isopropanol 1402.83
    water 30.09
    ethyl acetate 334.36
    n-propanol 1546.27
    acetone 665.46
    n-butanol 1283.39
    acetonitrile 692.82
    DMF 975.35
    toluene 71.21
    isobutanol 827.1
    1,4-dioxane 954.8
    methyl acetate 371.97
    THF 1175.84
    2-butanone 377.22
    n-pentanol 571.63
    sec-butanol 892.76
    n-hexane 65.12
    ethylene glycol 928.72
    NMP 659.2
    cyclohexane 151.16
    DMSO 1790.33
    n-butyl acetate 425.24
    n-octanol 242.7
    chloroform 1131.27
    n-propyl acetate 230.87
    acetic acid 2208.54
    dichloromethane 1287.3
    cyclohexanone 687.15
    propylene glycol 825.81
    isopropyl acetate 145.4
    DMAc 443.37
    2-ethoxyethanol 798.06
    isopentanol 603.55
    n-heptane 125.32
    ethyl formate 464.23
    1,2-dichloroethane 590.39
    n-hexanol 663.14
    2-methoxyethanol 1768.6
    isobutyl acetate 131.04
    tetrachloromethane 214.16
    n-pentyl acetate 186.91
    transcutol 1306.5
    n-heptanol 239.71
    ethylbenzene 48.93
    MIBK 123.25
    2-propoxyethanol 857.24
    tert-butanol 993.07
    MTBE 306.13
    2-butoxyethanol 408.25
    propionic acid 1017.37
    o-xylene 59.34
    formic acid 1041.16
    diethyl ether 396.6
    m-xylene 48.72
    p-xylene 72.36
    chlorobenzene 187.37
    dimethyl carbonate 90.09
    n-octane 28.92
    formamide 828.09
    cyclopentanone 666.38
    2-pentanone 283.21
    anisole 149.42
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 376.66
    gamma-butyrolactone 800.35
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 870.22
    pyridine 534.74
    3-pentanone 171.17
    furfural 736.08
    n-dodecane 21.58
    diethylene glycol 857.34
    diisopropyl ether 72.84
    tert-amyl alcohol 635.8
    acetylacetone 231.04
    n-hexadecane 23.28
    acetophenone 150.21
    methyl propionate 244.46
    isopentyl acetate 267.44
    trichloroethylene 856.59
    n-nonanol 193.32
    cyclohexanol 752.49
    benzyl alcohol 229.69
    2-ethylhexanol 317.58
    isooctanol 165.52
    dipropyl ether 339.23
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 174.79
    ethyl lactate 168.73
    propylene carbonate 410.26
    n-methylformamide 838.62
    2-pentanol 525.79
    n-pentane 97.19
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 632.32
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 242.21
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 291.15
    mesitylene 37.37
    ε-caprolactone 570.8
    p-cymene 75.8
    epichlorohydrin 744.1
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 360.2
    2-aminoethanol 1315.06
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 773.67
    sulfolane 890.83
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 34.54
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 727.23
    n-hexyl acetate 260.26
    isooctane 22.42
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 430.75
    sec-butyl acetate 113.82
    tert-butyl acetate 137.94
    decalin 37.28
    glycerin 985.43
    diglyme 756.32
    acrylic acid 818.4
    isopropyl myristate 104.44
    n-butyric acid 1176.12
    acetyl acetate 185.43
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 119.87
    ethyl propionate 160.79
    nitromethane 1320.43
    1,2-diethoxyethane 334.87
    benzonitrile 275.48
    trioctyl phosphate 107.13
    1-bromopropane 367.27
    gamma-valerolactone 869.51
    n-decanol 137.48
    triethyl phosphate 122.71
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 170.97
    propionitrile 514.51
    vinylene carbonate 407.49
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 755.08
    DMS 141.75
    cumene 45.07
    2-octanol 141.55
    2-hexanone 215.7
    octyl acetate 139.85
    limonene 146.58
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 852.83
    ethyl orthosilicate 126.59
    tributyl phosphate 125.94
    diacetone alcohol 250.66
    N,N-dimethylaniline 107.48
    acrylonitrile 595.92
    aniline 244.24
    1,3-propanediol 1512.54
    bromobenzene 148.97
    dibromomethane 799.96
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 693.59
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 186.19
    tetrabutyl urea 164.6
    diisobutyl methanol 146.45
    2-phenylethanol 228.21
    styrene 71.13
    dioctyl adipate 181.18
    dimethyl sulfate 155.69
    ethyl butyrate 282.13
    methyl lactate 219.29
    butyl lactate 203.88
    diethyl carbonate 175.21
    propanediol butyl ether 404.98
    triethyl orthoformate 209.46
    p-tert-butyltoluene 68.57
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 165.67
    morpholine 1236.33
    tert-butylamine 612.86
    n-dodecanol 107.05
    dimethoxymethane 420.22
    ethylene carbonate 348.45
    cyrene 241.16
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 210.73
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 203.53
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 207.2
    4-methylpyridine 361.21
    dibutyl ether 212.33
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 146.45
    DEF 403.21
    dimethyl isosorbide 383.2
    tetrachloroethylene 544.1
    eugenol 206.52
    triacetin 225.34
    span 80 347.74
    1,4-butanediol 541.36
    1,1-dichloroethane 484.11
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 335.19
    methyl formate 495.67
    2-methyl-1-butanol 602.21
    n-decane 34.11
    butyronitrile 594.86
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 197.16
    1-chlorooctane 111.65
    1-chlorotetradecane 48.81
    n-nonane 36.54
    undecane 25.61
    tert-butylcyclohexane 36.21
    cyclooctane 35.73
    cyclopentanol 889.55
    tetrahydropyran 896.58
    tert-amyl methyl ether 211.33
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 502.5
    1-hexene 179.37
    2-isopropoxyethanol 403.7
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 432.03
    methyl butyrate 288.68

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IFRA standard 51

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