Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

View All Documentation

W509043

Sigma-Aldrich

Di(ethylene glycol) ethyl ether

≥99%

Synonym(s):

Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, 2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethanol, CARBITOL™, Diethylene glycol ethyl ether, Ethyldiglycol

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)

About This Item

Linear Formula:
C2H5OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
111-90-0
Molecular Weight:
134.17
Beilstein:
1736441
EC Number:
203-919-7
MDL number:
MFCD00002872
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24902041
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

vapor density

4.63 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.12 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

expl. lim.

1.2 %, 135 °F
23.5 %, 182 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.427 (lit.)

bp

202 °C (lit.)

density

0.999 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

faint

SMILES string

CCOCCOCCO

InChI

1S/C6H14O3/c1-2-8-5-6-9-4-3-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3

InChI key

XXJWXESWEXIICW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Legal Information

CARBITOL is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company or an affiliated company of Dow

Disclaimer

For R&D or non-EU Food use. Not for retail sale.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

204.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

96 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
SHBM6183
SHBM2386
SHBL7398
MKCH8011
MKCH5594

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

B D Hardin
Toxicology, 27(2), 91-102 (1983-06-01)
The glycol ethers are an important and widely used class of solvents. Recent studies have demonstrated that ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME), ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (EGdiME), ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (EGEE), and ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate (EGEEA) are
Excess enthalpies of some cellosolves with 1-butanol at 298.15 K.
Cobos JC and Casanova C.
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 20, 155-160 (1985)
M Yazdanian et al.
Veterinary research communications, 19(4), 309-319 (1995-01-01)
The effect of diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (DGME; Transcutol) on the permeation of ivermectin, a broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent, through bovine skin was evaluated by in vitro permeation experiments followed by serial sectioning of the skin to assess the amount of
A novel method of selecting solvents for polymer electrospinning.
Luo C, et al.
Polymer, 51(7), 1654-1662 (2010)
R L Smith
Environmental health perspectives, 57, 1-4 (1984-08-01)
Ethylene oxide-based glycol ether and glycol ether ester solvents have been used in the coatings industry for the past fifty years. Because of their excellent performance properties (evaporation rate, blush resistance, flow-out and leveling properties, solubility for coating resins, solvent
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service