Tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    55934-93-5

    Molecular formula
    C13H28O4

    SMILES
    CCCCOC(CC)OC(C)COC(CC)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 56.89%
    Alcoholic 49.09%
    Ethereal 41.31%
    Odorless 34.02%
    Fermented 32.7%
    Green 29.62%
    Malty 27.14%
    Cocoa 21.32%
    Oily 21.06%
    Buttery 20.39%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 55.55%
    Green 36.65%
    Fatty 31.04%
    Vegetable 30.19%
    Alcoholic 29.66%
    Tropical 29.54%
    Sweet 28.87%
    Oily 28.4%
    Mushroom 27.13%
    Earthy 26.73%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.9

    pKa est.
    7.91 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    248.36 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    256°C

    Flash point

    • 110.8 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Tripropylene glycol butyl ether
    • DTXSID8042503
    • DTXCID6022503
    • TPBGE
    • RefChem:191959
    • UNII-K0N34Z34O8
    • DOWANOL TPNB CLYCOL ETHER
    • EINECS 259-910-3
    • Tripropylene glycol (mono) nbutyl ether
    • ((Butoxymethylethoxy)methylethoxy)propan1ol
    • EC 259-910-3
    • Propanol, (2(2butoxymethylethoxy)methylethoxy)
    • 1(2(2Butoxy1methylethoxy)1methylethoxy)2propanol
    • 55934-93-5
    • Propanol, (2-(2-butoxymethylethoxy)methylethoxy)-
    • Propanol, [2-(2-butoxymethylethoxy)methylethoxy]-
    • Tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether
    • 1-[2-(1-butoxypropoxy)propoxy]propan-1-ol
    • CHEMBL3185985
    • tripropyleneglycol monobutyl ether
    • CHEBI:173368
    • RNFAKTRFMQEEQE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • Tox21_301304
    • Tripropylene glycol normal butyl ether
    • NCGC00255810-01
    • FT176188
    • CAS-55934-93-5
    • 55934-93-5

  • Applications

    Tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether (CAS 55934-93-5) is a polar solvent used primarily as a solvent and co-solvent in a range of industrial formulations. In coatings and inks it acts as a slower-evaporating solvent and coalescing agent; in adhesives and sealants it aids resin dissolution and film formation; in cleaning formulations and degreasers it provides solvency for oils, resins and waxes; in household cleaning products it serves as a solvent component; in electronics manufacturing it is used for cleaning and residue removal with controlled evaporation; in polymers/plastics processing it can function as a processing solvent or formulation aid.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 6416.98
    methanol 7061.65
    isopropanol 4823.04
    water 6.8
    ethyl acetate 5609.78
    n-propanol 4776.94
    acetone 5767.1
    n-butanol 4184.57
    acetonitrile 4501.04
    DMF 3070.58
    toluene 1322.4
    isobutanol 3760.04
    1,4-dioxane 5184.14
    methyl acetate 3415.45
    THF 5048.26
    2-butanone 4042.3
    n-pentanol 3162.96
    sec-butanol 4676.67
    n-hexane 931.05
    ethylene glycol 567.29
    NMP 2530.58
    cyclohexane 1743.01
    DMSO 5735.24
    n-butyl acetate 3303.75
    n-octanol 1294.39
    chloroform 8289.76
    n-propyl acetate 3509.5
    acetic acid 5720.65
    dichloromethane 8177.75
    cyclohexanone 5128.31
    propylene glycol 836.14
    isopropyl acetate 3431.54
    DMAc 3401.84
    2-ethoxyethanol 3718.35
    isopentanol 3560.84
    n-heptane 468.99
    ethyl formate 2965.78
    1,2-dichloroethane 4986.7
    n-hexanol 2247.46
    2-methoxyethanol 4372.33
    isobutyl acetate 2025.55
    tetrachloromethane 1801.16
    n-pentyl acetate 2272.88
    transcutol 5814.33
    n-heptanol 1165.58
    ethylbenzene 959.24
    MIBK 2035.68
    2-propoxyethanol 2551.3
    tert-butanol 5589.26
    MTBE 5703.74
    2-butoxyethanol 1874.42
    propionic acid 3104.46
    o-xylene 986.65
    formic acid 1463.7
    diethyl ether 5329.23
    m-xylene 855.4
    p-xylene 1419.62
    chlorobenzene 1810.93
    dimethyl carbonate 810.72
    n-octane 226.53
    formamide 1666.76
    cyclopentanone 3699.46
    2-pentanone 3631.63
    anisole 1503.47
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3127.95
    gamma-butyrolactone 3837.3
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2853.13
    pyridine 3392.82
    3-pentanone 2430.55
    furfural 2799.29
    n-dodecane 136.24
    diethylene glycol 1479.97
    diisopropyl ether 1489.53
    tert-amyl alcohol 5277.86
    acetylacetone 3197.88
    n-hexadecane 157.57
    acetophenone 1574.95
    methyl propionate 2450.6
    isopentyl acetate 2834.61
    trichloroethylene 7374.14
    n-nonanol 1051.88
    cyclohexanol 3931.65
    benzyl alcohol 1408.77
    2-ethylhexanol 1527.67
    isooctanol 1004.71
    dipropyl ether 2092.85
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1665.94
    ethyl lactate 972.27
    propylene carbonate 2378.63
    n-methylformamide 2163.39
    2-pentanol 3221.28
    n-pentane 779.57
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2019.83
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1781.55
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1140.18
    mesitylene 587.06
    ε-caprolactone 4443.93
    p-cymene 625.63
    epichlorohydrin 4431.94
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4770.67
    2-aminoethanol 1417.39
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3002.35
    sulfolane 3592.89
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 440.47
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5208.78
    n-hexyl acetate 2514.14
    isooctane 235.36
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1677.75
    sec-butyl acetate 2338.18
    tert-butyl acetate 2742.01
    decalin 518.35
    glycerin 953.04
    diglyme 3716.32
    acrylic acid 1920.98
    isopropyl myristate 751.54
    n-butyric acid 5380.68
    acetyl acetate 3132.71
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 579.06
    ethyl propionate 2578.21
    nitromethane 6378.45
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3161.26
    benzonitrile 1904.3
    trioctyl phosphate 505.71
    1-bromopropane 3793.99
    gamma-valerolactone 4563.91
    n-decanol 661.02
    triethyl phosphate 848.75
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1461.08
    propionitrile 3025.26
    vinylene carbonate 2162.39
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3278.4
    DMS 1290.82
    cumene 652.17
    2-octanol 970.07
    2-hexanone 2777.48
    octyl acetate 965.55
    limonene 1112.86
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5953.55
    ethyl orthosilicate 896.13
    tributyl phosphate 692.79
    diacetone alcohol 2022.32
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1016.42
    acrylonitrile 2853.1
    aniline 1537.19
    1,3-propanediol 2596.75
    bromobenzene 1996.32
    dibromomethane 5872.52
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6642.65
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1329.99
    tetrabutyl urea 764.19
    diisobutyl methanol 829.44
    2-phenylethanol 1084.44
    styrene 1192.23
    dioctyl adipate 1034.38
    dimethyl sulfate 1128.34
    ethyl butyrate 2356.83
    methyl lactate 929.66
    butyl lactate 1343.0
    diethyl carbonate 1407.83
    propanediol butyl ether 1440.67
    triethyl orthoformate 1482.8
    p-tert-butyltoluene 562.92
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1106.21
    morpholine 5960.58
    tert-butylamine 3738.59
    n-dodecanol 477.56
    dimethoxymethane 2437.26
    ethylene carbonate 2325.07
    cyrene 978.31
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2152.85
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2135.63
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1785.75
    4-methylpyridine 3472.77
    dibutyl ether 2118.14
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 829.44
    DEF 3410.8
    dimethyl isosorbide 1561.8
    tetrachloroethylene 4979.03
    eugenol 993.36
    triacetin 1662.55
    span 80 1089.58
    1,4-butanediol 1315.32
    1,1-dichloroethane 5335.11
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2832.29
    methyl formate 1710.34
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3509.52
    n-decane 286.01
    butyronitrile 3891.65
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1190.39
    1-chlorooctane 961.24
    1-chlorotetradecane 313.99
    n-nonane 309.65
    undecane 184.01
    tert-butylcyclohexane 441.13
    cyclooctane 416.96
    cyclopentanol 3107.29
    tetrahydropyran 6677.56
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3624.15
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1887.35
    1-hexene 2397.97
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2619.52
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1473.95
    methyl butyrate 3803.74

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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