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449393

Di(ethylene glycol) hexyl ether

95%

Synonym(s):

2-(2-Hexyloxyethoxy)ethanol, C6E2, Hexyldiglycol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
112-59-4
Molecular Weight:
190.28
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24868475
EC Number:
203-988-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1743959
MDL number:
MFCD00010703

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Product Name

Di(ethylene glycol) hexyl ether, 95%

InChI key

GZMAAYIALGURDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C10H22O3/c1-2-3-4-5-7-12-9-10-13-8-6-11/h11H,2-10H2,1H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCOCCOCCO

assay

95%

refractive index

n20/D 1.4381 (lit.)

bp

260 °C (lit.)

mp

−40 °C (lit.)

density

0.935 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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Danger

hcodes

H312,H318

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

253.4 °F

flash_point_c

123 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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B Ballantyne et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 21(6), 449-460 (2001-12-18)
Diethylene glycol monohexyl ether (DEGHE; CAS no. 112-59-4), an industrial chemical, was investigated for the potential to produce genotoxic effects using three in vitro and two in vivo tests. No mutagenic activity occurred in either the absence or presence of
B Ballantyne et al.
Veterinary and human toxicology, 29(5), 361-366 (1987-10-01)
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether (EGHE) and diethylene glycol monohexyl ether (DGHE) are glycol ethers used as industrial solvents and coating materials, and whose acute handling hazards were investigated. Acute peroral LD50 values in the rat were for EGHE 1.67 ml/kg

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