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E29125

2-Ethyl-1,3-hexanediol

97%, Mixture of isomers

Synonym(s):

Ethylhexylene glycol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CH(OH)CH(C2H5)CH2OH
CAS Number:
94-96-2
Molecular Weight:
146.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24894489
EC Number:
202-377-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1735324
MDL number:
MFCD00004578
Assay:
97%

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Product Name

2-Ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 97%, Mixture of isomers

InChI

1S/C8H18O2/c1-3-5-8(10)7(4-2)6-9/h7-10H,3-6H2,1-2H3

InChI key

RWLALWYNXFYRGW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

CCCC(O)C(CC)CO

vapor density

5 (vs air)

assay

97%

refractive index

n20/D 1.451 (lit.)

bp

241-249 °C (lit.)

mp

−40 °C (lit.)

density

0.933 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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Application

2-Ethyl-1,3-hexanediol (EHD) can be used as:
  • A boron extractant.
  • A reactive solvent in the synthesis of magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles by non-hydrolytic sol-gel method.
  • A starting material in the selective synthesis of 2-ethyl-1-hydroxy-3-hexanone by oxidation using H2O2.

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H318

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

276.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

136 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

Regulatory Information

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The Solvent Extraction of Boron with Synthesized Aliphatic 1, 3?Diols: Stripping and Extraction Behavior of Boron by 2, 2, 5?Trimethyl?1, 3?hexanediol. Solvent extraction and ion exchange
Karakaplan M, et al.
Solvent Extr. Ion Exch., 22(6), 897-911 (2004)
Microwave-assisted oxidation of alcohols using aqueous hydrogen peroxide
Bogda D, et al.
Synlett, 0(1), 143-145 (2000)
Linda Ritzen et al.
Polymers, 13(2) (2021-01-23)
The use of self-healing (SH) polymers to make 3D-printed polymeric parts offers the potential to increase the quality of 3D-printed parts and to increase their durability and damage tolerance due to their (on-demand) dynamic nature. Nevertheless, 3D-printing of such dynamic
Z A Mehr et al.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 6(3), 469-476 (1990-09-01)
Studies by prior workers have shown that insect repellents can act as attractants when present as low concentrations, deposits or residues. In the present study deet and ethyl hexanediol were tested in 2-fold serial doses from 1.9 X 10(-9) to
S W Frantz et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 19(5), 881-888 (1991-09-01)
A determination of the systemic pharmacokinetics of [1,3-14C]-2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol (EHD) was conducted following i.v. dosing of male Fischer 344 rats. Pharmacokinetic analyses of the plasma data indicated that there is dose linearity in the 1.5 to 150 mg/kg range, and that
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