Ethylenediamine tetraethanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    140-07-8

    Molecular formula
    C10H24N2O4

    SMILES
    C(CN(CCO)CCO)N(CCO)CCO

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fishy 55.21%
    Odorless 43.76%
    Sweet 43.16%
    Alcoholic 28.81%
    Oily 20.18%
    Savory 17.37%
    Ripe 17.04%
    Cooling 16.36%
    Animal 16.3%
    Cheesy 14.5%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 57.44%
    Mild 29.57%
    Bitter 27.86%
    Sweet-like 27.16%
    Sweet 25.78%
    Sulfurous 24.7%
    Bland 24.65%
    Very slight 21.11%
    Soup 20.25%
    Alkaline 20.22%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -2.4

    pKa est.
    6.32 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    236.31 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    554°C

    Flash point

    • 235.91 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 140-07-8
    • N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • Theed
    • Ethylenediamine tetraethanol
    • ENTOL
    • Ethanol, 2,2',2'',2'''-(1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis-
    • Ethylenedinitrilotetraethanol
    • Tetrakis(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • Tetra(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • Tetrahydroxyethyl ethylenediamine
    • K5APE098ZI
    • NSC 21705
    • 2,2',2'',2'''-Ethylenedinitrilotetraethanol
    • 2,2',2'',2'''-(1,2-Ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakisethanol
    • 2,2',2'',2'''-(Ethylenediimino)tetraethanol
    • N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • DTXSID2041917
    • Ethylenediamine, N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)-
    • N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,2-diaminoethane
    • EINECS 205-396-0
    • NSC-21705
    • DTXCID0021917
    • Ethanol, 2,2',2'',2'''-(ethylenedinitrilo)tetra-
    • 1,2-BIS(N,N-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)AMINO)ETHANE
    • ETHANOL, 2,2',2'',2'''-(ETHYLENEDINITRILO)TETRA
    • RefChem:596717
    • 2,2',2'',2'''Ethylenedinitrilotetraethanol
    • 2,2',2'',2'''(Ethylenediimino)tetraethanol
    • N,N,N',N'Tetrakis(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • TETRAHYDROXYETHYL ETHYLENEDIAMINE [INCI]
    • N,N,N',N'Tetrakis(2hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • Ethanol, 2,2',2'',2'''(ethylenedinitrilo)tetra
    • N,N,N',N'Tetrakis(2hydroxyethyl)1,2diaminoethane
    • Ethylenediamine, N,N,N',N'tetrakis(2hydroxyethyl)
    • 2,2',2'',2'''(1,2Ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakisethanol
    • Ethanol, 2,2',2'',2'''(1,2ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis
    • Ethanol, 2,2',2'',2'''(ethylenedinitrilo)tetra (8CI)
    • Ethanol, 2,2',2'',2'''-(ethylenedinitrilo)tetra-(8CI)
    • TKED
    • N,N,N,N-TETRAKIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)ETHYLENEDIAMINE
    • 2-[2-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethyl-(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethanol
    • MFCD00002854
    • (Tetrahydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • UNII-K5APE098ZI
    • Ethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraethanol
    • Ethylene diamine tetraethanol
    • SCHEMBL132520
    • Tetrahydroxyethylethylenediamine
    • tetrahydroxyethylethylene diamine
    • CHEMBL3187444
    • Tetrahydroxy-ethyl-ethylene-diamine
    • NSC21705
    • Tox21_302089
    • 1,2-Bis[di(hydroxyethyl)amino]ethane
    • 2-({2-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethyl}(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)ethan-1-ol
    • AKOS040768447
    • 2,2,2,2-Ethylenedinitrilotetraethanol
    • NCGC00255872-01
    • AS-75468
    • CAS-140-07-8
    • FT157571
    • SY051535
    • 2,2'',2'''-(Ethylenediimino)tetraethanol
    • CS-0099600
    • NS00014152
    • T0120
    • N,N',N'-Tetrakis(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • N,N,N,N-Tetrakis(2hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • N11915
    • N,N',N'-Tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • N,N,N',N'-Tetra(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • 2,2',2'',2'''-(Ethylenedinitrilo)tetraethanol
    • Ethanol,2',2'',2'''-(ethylenedinitrilo)tetra-
    • F342255
    • N,N,N',N'-tetrakis-(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • Ethylenediamine,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)-
    • J-007350
    • N,N,N?,N?-Tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • N,N',N'-Tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,2-diaminoethane
    • Q27281983
    • 3,6-Diazaoctane-1,8-diol, 3,6-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-
    • NNN'N'-Tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine, Pract.
    • 2,2',2″,2″'-(Ethylenedinitrilo)tetraethanol
    • Ethanol,2',2'',2'''-(1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis-
    • 2,2',2'',2'''-(Ethane-1,2-diyldinitrilo)tetra(ethan-1-ol)
    • N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine, technical
    • N,N,N inverted exclamation mark ,N inverted exclamation mark -Tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine
    • 140-07-8

  • Applications

    Ethylenediamine tetraethanol is commonly used as a chemical intermediate and functional building block in polymer and coating formulations, serving as a crosslinking/curing agent for epoxy and polyurethane systems due to its amine groups and hydroxyethyl substituents; it also acts as a chelating/sequestering agent in cleaners, detergents, and water-treatment formulations to bind metal ions and improve formulation stability; in coatings and inks it can function as a coupling agent or stabilizer, aiding adhesion and pigment dispersion; in industrial manufacturing it is used as a feedstock for the synthesis of specialty chemicals and surfactants; in cosmetics/personal care formulations it may be used as a chelating agent to stabilize products; and in certain electronics/metal-finishing processes it may be employed as a metal ion complexing ligand. Subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3.67
    methanol 24.13
    isopropanol 0.75
    water 350.33
    ethyl acetate 0.43
    n-propanol 2.93
    acetone 0.14
    n-butanol 1.44
    acetonitrile 0.26
    DMF 15.41
    toluene 0.09
    isobutanol 1.26
    1,4-dioxane 0.77
    methyl acetate 0.51
    THF 1.17
    2-butanone 0.32
    n-pentanol 0.64
    sec-butanol 1.04
    n-hexane 0.07
    ethylene glycol 40.02
    NMP 54.63
    cyclohexane 0.22
    DMSO 47.28
    n-butyl acetate 0.51
    n-octanol 0.46
    chloroform 1.02
    n-propyl acetate 0.33
    acetic acid 32.51
    dichloromethane 1.12
    cyclohexanone 1.68
    propylene glycol 17.33
    isopropyl acetate 0.22
    DMAc 16.95
    2-ethoxyethanol 5.45
    isopentanol 0.61
    n-heptane 0.2
    ethyl formate 1.5
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.75
    n-hexanol 0.87
    2-methoxyethanol 15.93
    isobutyl acetate 0.18
    tetrachloromethane 0.65
    n-pentyl acetate 0.36
    transcutol 8.05
    n-heptanol 0.74
    ethylbenzene 0.08
    MIBK 0.12
    2-propoxyethanol 4.65
    tert-butanol 0.55
    MTBE 0.12
    2-butoxyethanol 3.01
    propionic acid 13.21
    o-xylene 0.24
    formic acid 242.19
    diethyl ether 0.16
    m-xylene 0.12
    p-xylene 0.11
    chlorobenzene 0.19
    dimethyl carbonate 0.75
    n-octane 0.07
    formamide 137.68
    cyclopentanone 2.16
    2-pentanone 0.2
    anisole 0.16
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 0.72
    gamma-butyrolactone 8.08
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 4.66
    pyridine 1.13
    3-pentanone 0.36
    furfural 12.23
    n-dodecane 0.03
    diethylene glycol 14.1
    diisopropyl ether 0.07
    tert-amyl alcohol 0.97
    acetylacetone 0.37
    n-hexadecane 0.03
    acetophenone 0.56
    methyl propionate 0.96
    isopentyl acetate 0.43
    trichloroethylene 1.38
    n-nonanol 0.46
    cyclohexanol 1.89
    benzyl alcohol 0.8
    2-ethylhexanol 0.54
    isooctanol 0.5
    dipropyl ether 0.41
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.42
    ethyl lactate 2.07
    propylene carbonate 3.87
    n-methylformamide 17.68
    2-pentanol 0.43
    n-pentane 0.09
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2.73
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1.12
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2.93
    mesitylene 0.13
    ε-caprolactone 3.56
    p-cymene 0.31
    epichlorohydrin 2.24
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.3
    2-aminoethanol 37.31
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 19.87
    sulfolane 39.01
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.08
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 0.77
    n-hexyl acetate 0.43
    isooctane 0.02
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3.49
    sec-butyl acetate 0.19
    tert-butyl acetate 0.23
    decalin 0.09
    glycerin 66.8
    diglyme 5.3
    acrylic acid 25.19
    isopropyl myristate 0.16
    n-butyric acid 5.26
    acetyl acetate 0.51
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.72
    ethyl propionate 0.43
    nitromethane 9.24
    1,2-diethoxyethane 0.45
    benzonitrile 0.49
    trioctyl phosphate 0.55
    1-bromopropane 0.29
    gamma-valerolactone 7.0
    n-decanol 0.31
    triethyl phosphate 1.3
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.2
    propionitrile 0.48
    vinylene carbonate 4.42
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 25.49
    DMS 1.0
    cumene 0.1
    2-octanol 0.3
    2-hexanone 0.18
    octyl acetate 0.28
    limonene 0.43
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1.91
    ethyl orthosilicate 1.04
    tributyl phosphate 0.73
    diacetone alcohol 0.96
    N,N-dimethylaniline 0.39
    acrylonitrile 1.11
    aniline 0.73
    1,3-propanediol 15.42
    bromobenzene 0.13
    dibromomethane 0.69
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1.71
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 0.76
    tetrabutyl urea 1.2
    diisobutyl methanol 0.32
    2-phenylethanol 0.86
    styrene 0.08
    dioctyl adipate 0.52
    dimethyl sulfate 5.27
    ethyl butyrate 0.6
    methyl lactate 4.96
    butyl lactate 1.91
    diethyl carbonate 0.59
    propanediol butyl ether 4.02
    triethyl orthoformate 0.95
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.32
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1.54
    morpholine 2.51
    tert-butylamine 0.31
    n-dodecanol 0.22
    dimethoxymethane 1.33
    ethylene carbonate 2.72
    cyrene 7.69
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 0.65
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.42
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.66
    4-methylpyridine 0.55
    dibutyl ether 0.2
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.32
    DEF 2.38
    dimethyl isosorbide 5.05
    tetrachloroethylene 2.45
    eugenol 2.25
    triacetin 1.35
    span 80 3.16
    1,4-butanediol 5.18
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.2
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 0.42
    methyl formate 6.19
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1.09
    n-decane 0.06
    butyronitrile 0.3
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 0.37
    1-chlorooctane 0.14
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.06
    n-nonane 0.06
    undecane 0.04
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.06
    cyclooctane 0.11
    cyclopentanol 2.79
    tetrahydropyran 0.49
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.26
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 4.43
    1-hexene 0.1
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1.59
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 33.25
    methyl butyrate 0.66

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