ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOHEXYL ETHER

ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOHEXYL ETHER

Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether is used is used by professional workers (widespread uses), consumers, in re-packing or re-formulation, in manufacturing, and at industrial sites. 
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether is used is used as high-boiling solvent. 
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether is used also serves as an intermediate for neopentanoate and hexyloxyethyl phosphate. 
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether is used serves as a coalescing agent in cleaners and latex paints.

CAS Number: 112-25-4
EC Number: 203-951-1

Formula : C8H18O2
Molecular weight : 146,23 g/mol

form: liquid
Boiling Point: 208 °C
Melting Point: -45.1 °C
Flash Point: 195 °F OC
Solubility: SLIGHTLY SOL IN WATER; VERY SOL IN ALC & ETHER
Density: 0.8894 at 20 °C
Vapor Pressure: 0.05 [mmHg]

APPEARANCE:
Clear, colourless liquid with mild alcohol-like odour; mixes with water (10 g/l at 20 C)

Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether is used by professional workers (widespread uses), consumers, in re-packing or re-formulation, in manufacturing, and at industrial sites. 
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether is used as high-boiling solvent. 
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether also serves as an intermediate for neopentanoate and hexyloxyethyl phosphate. 
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether serves as a coalescing agent in cleaners and latex paints.

Other uses of Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether are:

-Sealants
-Adhesives
-Coating products
-Finger Paints
-Fillers
-Anti-freeze products
-Plasters
-Putties
-Lubricants
-Modelling Clay
-Greases
-Automotive care products
-Machine wash liquids/detergents
-Air fresheners
-Fragrances
-Other outdoor use

Sources/Uses:
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether is used as a high-boiling solvent; 
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether is used as achemical intermediate for hexyloxyethyl phosphate and neopentanoate; 
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether is used as a coalescing agent in latex paints and cleaners

Industry Uses:

-Cleaning agent
-Impregnation agent
-Paint additives and coating additives
-Solvent

Consumer Uses:

-Cleaning agent
-Paint additives and coating additives
-Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing)

Industry Processing Sectors:

-Paint and Coating Manufacturing
-Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
-Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing
-Wholesale and Retail Trade

STORAGE INCOMPATIBILITY
Glycol ethers may form peroxides under certain conditions; the potential for peroxide formation is enhanced when these substances are used in processes such as distillation where they are concentrated or even evaporated to near-dryness or dryness; storage under a nitrogen atmosphere is recommended to minimise the possible formation of highly reactive peroxides
Nitrogen blanketing is recommended if transported in containers at temperatures within 15 deg C of the flash-point and at or above the flash-point - large containers may first need to be purged and inerted with nitrogen prior to loading
In the presence of strong bases or the salts of strong bases, at elevated temperatures, the potential exists for runaway reactions.
Contact with aluminium should be avoided; release of hydrogen gas may result- glycol ethers will corrode scratched aluminium surfaces.
May discolour in mild steel/ copper; lined containers, glass or stainless steel is preferred
Glycols and their ethers undergo violent decomposition in contact with 70% perchloric acid. 
This seems likely to involve formation of the glycol perchlorate esters (after scission of ethers) which are explosive, those of ethylene glycol and 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol being more powerful than glyceryl nitrate, and the former so sensitive that it explodes on addition of water . 
Investigation of the hazards associated with use of 2-butoxyethanol for alloy electropolishing showed that mixtures with 50-95% of acid at 20 deg C, or 40-90% at 75 C, were explosive and initiable by sparks. 
Sparking caused mixtures with 40-50% of acid to become explosive, but 30% solutions appeared safe under static conditions of temperature and concentration.
Avoid strong acids, bases.
Avoid reaction with oxidizing agents.
Do not distill to dryness. 
Avoid excessive temperatures or prolonged reflux.

SYNONYMS:

2-(Hexyloxy)ethanol
112-25-4
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether
2-Hexyloxyethanol
Ethanol, 2-(hexyloxy)-
2-HEXOXYETHANOL
Hexyl cellosolve
n-Hexyl cellosolve
Glycol monohexyl ether
Cellosolve, N-hexyl-
2-Hexyloxy-1-ethanol
Ethylene glycol n-hexyl ether
2-n-(Hexyloxy)ethanol
7P0O8282NR
Ethylene glycol mono-n-hexyl ether
2-(hexyloxy)ethan-1-ol
31726-34-8
Ethanol, 2-hexyloxy-
CAS-112-25-4
Ethylene glycol-n-monohexyl ether
HSDB 5569
EINECS 203-951-1
BRN 1734691
UNII-7P0O8282NR
2-hexyloxy-ethanol
MFCD00045997
2-(n-Hexyloxy)ethanol
Ethylenglykolmonohexylether
2-(1-Hexyloxy) ethanol
EC 203-951-1
Ethylene glycol hexyl ether
SCHEMBL24741
4-01-00-02383 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
CHEMBL3188016
DTXSID1026908
ZINC2041054
Tox21_202105
Tox21_300545
AKOS009156771
NCGC00248089-01
NCGC00248089-02
NCGC00254448-01
NCGC00259654-01
LS-13544
DB-041064
FT-0631642
H0343
EN300-114321
F71224
W-109065
Q27268660
Ethylene glycol monohexyl ether, BioXtra, >=99.0% (GC)