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T59455

Sigma-Aldrich

Triethylene glycol

ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

Triglycol

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Linear Formula:
HO(CH2CH2O)2CH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
112-27-6
Molecular Weight:
150.17
Beilstein:
969357
EC Number:
203-953-2
MDL number:
MFCD00002880
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24900333
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

5.2 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

form

viscous liquid

autoignition temp.

699 °F

expl. lim.

9.2 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.455 (lit.)

pH

6.5-7.5 (20 °C, 100 g/L)

bp

125-127 °C/0.1 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−7 °C (lit.)

density

1.124 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCCOCCOCCO

InChI

1S/C6H14O4/c7-1-3-9-5-6-10-4-2-8/h7-8H,1-6H2

InChI key

ZIBGPFATKBEMQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Triethylene glycol can be used:
  • To prepare fatty acid gelators, which are used to gelate various edible and vegetable oils.
  • As a solvent to prepare superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for in situ protein purification.
  • As an absorbent agent in the subsea natural gas dehydration process.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

330.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

166 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 3 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water soluble liquid

JAN Code

T59455-1KG:
T59455-25G:
T59455-2.5L:
T59455-1L:
T59455-20KG:
T59455-VAR:
T59455-BULK:
T59455-3KG:
T59455-25ML:

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
MKCP9905
STBK1437
MKCN8321
MKCN2561
STBJ6265

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