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N-HEXYL GLYCOL

CAS NUMBER: 107-41-5

EC NUMBER: 203-489-0

MOLECULAR FORMULA: (CH3)2COHCH2CHOHCH3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 118.17

IUPAC NAME: 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol

n-Hexyl Glycol is an oily colorless liquid with a mild sweet odor.
n-Hexyl Glycol floats and mixes slowly with water.

n-Hexyl Glycol is a glycol in which the two hydroxy groups are at positions 2 and 4 of 2-methylpentane (isopentane).
n-Hexyl Glycol is a clear, mobile, neutral, slightly hygroscopic liquid with a mild odor.

n-Hexyl Glycol is miscible with all common solvents, e. g. alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, ethers, glycols and aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
n-Hexyl Glycol's miscibility with water, however, is limited. n-Hexylglycol enters into the typical reactions of alcohols, e. g. esterification, etherification, oxidation and the formation of alcoholates.

Since n-Hexyl Glycol may react with the oxygen in the air to form peroxides, BASF supplies it inhibited with 2.6-di-tert-butyl-para-cresol
n-Hexyl Glycol is as a solvent for coatings and degreasing.

n-Hexyl Glycol is mainly used as a solvent, flow promoter and coalescent aid in the coatings industry
n-Hexyl Glycol is used in printing inks and cleaners.

n-Hexyl Glycol is an oxygenated solvent derived from acetone which has two alcohol functions.
n-Hexyl Glycol has a low evaporation rate and it is completely miscible with water.

n-Hexyl Glycol is mainly used as a solvent or coupling agent. It is a potential substitute for glycol ethers.
n-Hexyl Glycol is also an effective shrinkage reduction admixture or SRA for concrete and mortar.

n-Hexyl Glycol can also be used as a building block in chemical synthesis.
n-Hexyl Glycol is a key solvent in many markets such as paints & coatings, metal working fluids, detergency, cosmetics & fragrances, textiles & leather.

n-Hexyl Glycol is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2C(OH)CH2CH(OH)CH3.
This colourless liquid is a chiral diol.

n-Hexyl Glycol is produced industrially from diacetone alcohol by hydrogenation.
n-Hexyl Glycol exists as two enantiomers, (4R)-(-) and (4S)-(+).

USES:
n-Hexyl Glycol exhibits both surfactant and emulsion-stabilizing properties.
n-Hexyl Glycol's relatively high viscosity and low volatility are advantageous in coatings, cleansers, cosmetics, solvents, and hydraulic fluids.

Although n-Hexyl Glycol is sometimes used in skin care, hair care, soap, and eye cosmetic products at concentrations ranging from 0.1% - 25%.
n-Hexyl Glycol is biodegradable and unlikely to accumulate in the environment.
In the laboratory n-Hexyl Glycol is a common precipitant and cryoprotectant in protein crystallography

n-Hexyl Glycol is a fine chemical product with a wide range of uses, which can be used in pesticides, biochemical engineering, photosensitive materials, synthetic fragrances and other fields.
n-Hexyl Glycol is a highly soluble high-grade organic solvent.

n-Hexyl Glycol can be used as an additive in the production of metal surface treatment agents for rust and oil removal.
n-Hexyl Glycol can also be used as a textile auxiliaries, as well as coatings and latex paints.

n-Hexyl Glycol can also be used in cosmetics, as a pesticide stabilizer, but also as a daily chemical moisturizer, flavor and fragrance raw materials, hydraulic oil, high-temperature lubricating oil, brake oil, dry cleaning agent, printing ink, pigment dispersant, wood preservative etc.
n-Hexyl Glycol is used as penetrant, emulsifier and antifreeze.

n-Hexyl Glycol is an oily colorless liquid with a mild sweet odor.
n-Hexyl Glycol is an oxygenated solvent derived from acetone which has two alcohol functions.
n-Hexyl Glycol has a low evaporation rate and it is completely miscible with water.

BENEFITS:
-High boiling point

-Slow evaporation rate

-Excellent solvency

-Great chemical stability

-Compatible with water and a number of organic solvents

-Waterborne coatings: excellent coalescing solvent for water-borne, latex-based coatings
Cleaning: coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface cleaners and disinfectants
Cleaning: low vapor pressure allows formulating opportunities to address volatile organic compound (VOC) concerns

n-Hexyl Glycol is a solvent that can be found in a variety of rust removers, hard surface cleaners and disinfectants.
Printing ink: especially effective in printing ink formulations for the silk-screen process

OTHER USES:
n-Hexyl Glycol is used as a reagent in the synthesis of functionalized boronic esters
n-Hexyl Glycol is used in laboratory studies as a precipitant and cryoprotectant in protein crystallography.

n-Hexyl Glycol also used in the preparation of vinylboronates.
n-Hexyl Glycol is mainly used as a coupling agent and an additive to hydraulic fluids, inks and cement.

Further, n-Hexyl Glycol is used as a solvent for cleaning and colorant products.
n-Hexyl Glycol is a potential substitute for glycol ethers.

n-Hexyl Glycol is an effective shrinkage reduction admixture or SRA for concrete and mortar.
n-Hexyl Glycol can also be used as a building block in chemical synthesis.

n-Hexyl Glycol is a key solvent in many markets such as paints & coatings, metal working fluids, detergency, cosmetics & fragrances, textiles & leather.
n-Hexyl Glycol is used to control the flow properties of industrial products such as paints, coatings, cleansers, solvents, and hydraulic fluids. It acts as a thickening agent in cosmetic products.
n-Hexyl Glycol is also employed as a blood volume expander.

n-Hexyl Glycol is a high boiling point, slow evaporating solvent with excellent solvency characteristics.
n-Hexyl Glycol has the characteristic structure of glycol ethers and contains both ether and alcohol functional groups in the same molecule.

APPLICATIONS:
-Cosmetics

-Cleaners

-Textiles

-Waterborne coatings

-Cleaning

-Printing ink

As a result, n-Hexyl Glycol provides unique cleaning power for removal of both water-soluble and greasy (water insoluble) soils.
The linear hexyl portion of this provides excellent oil solubility characteristics that make n-Hexyl Glycol useful in both consumer and industrial cleaner applications.

n-Hexyl Glycol plays an important role in specialty printing inks.
Because of n-Hexyl Glycol's limited water solubility and slow evaporation,
n-Hexyl Glycol can be used in formulations for the silk screen process to prevent premature setting of the ink.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

-Molecular Weight: 118.17

-XLogP3-AA: 0.3

-Exact Mass: 118.099379685

-Monoisotopic Mass: 118.099379685

-Topological Polar Surface Area: 40.5 Å²

-Physical Description: oily colorless liquid with a mild sweet odor

-Color: Colorless

-Form: Liquid

-Odor: Mild, sweetish odor

-Boiling Point: 198 °C

-Melting Point: -58 °F

-Flash Point: 93 °C

-Solubility: Soluble in alcohol, ether, lower aliphatic hydrocarbons

-Density: 0.923 g/cu cm

-Vapor Density: 4.1

-Vapor Pressure: 0.05 mmHg

-Viscosity: 34 cP

-Surface Tension: 33.1 dyne/cm

-Chemical Classes: Other Classes -> Alcohols and Polyols, Other

n-Hexyl Glycol is an oily colorless liquid with a mild sweet odor.
n-Hexyl Glycol is a glycol in which the two hydroxy groups are at positions 2 and 4 of 2-methylpentane (isopentane).

n-Hexyl Glycol is a clear, neutral, slightly hygroscopic liquid with a mild odor.
n-Hexyl Glycol is miscible with all common solvents

n-Hexyl Glycol is as a solvent for coatings and degreasing.
n-Hexyl Glycol is mainly used as a solvent, flow promoter and coalescent aid in the coatings industry

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:

-Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 2

-Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 2

-Rotatable Bond Count: 2

-Heavy Atom Count: 8

-Formal Charge: 0

-Complexity: 68.9

-Isotope Atom Count: 0

-Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0

-Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 1

-Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0

-Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0

-Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

-Compound Is Canonicalized: Yes

n-Hexyl Glycol is used in printing inks and cleaners.
n-Hexyl Glycol is an oxygenated solvent derived from acetone which has two alcohol functions.
n-Hexyl Glycol is mainly used as a solvent or coupling agent.

n-Hexyl Glycol can also be used as a building block in chemical synthesis.
n-Hexyl Glycol's chemical formula is (CH3)2C(OH)CH2CH(OH)CH3.

n-Hexyl Glycol is produced industrially from diacetone alcohol by hydrogenation.
n-Hexyl Glycol exhibits both surfactant and emulsion-stabilizing properties.

n-Hexyl Glycol's relatively high viscosity and low volatility are advantageous in coatings, cleansers, cosmetics, solvents, and hydraulic fluids.
n-Hexyl Glycol is a highly soluble high-grade organic solvent.

n-Hexyl Glycol can also be used as a textile auxiliaries, as well as coatings and latex paints.
n-Hexyl Glycol can also be used in cosmetics, as a pesticide stabilizer, but also as a daily chemical moisturizer, flavor and fragrance raw materials, hydraulic oil, high-temperature lubricating oil, brake oil, dry cleaning agent, printing ink, pigment dispersant, wood preservative etc.

n-Hexyl Glycol is used as penetrant, emulsifier and antifreeze.
n-Hexyl Glycol is an oily colorless liquid with a mild sweet odor.
n-Hexyl Glycol is an oxygenated solvent derived from acetone which has two alcohol functions.

n-Hexyl Glycol is used as a reagent in the synthesis of functionalized boronic esters
n-Hexyl Glycol is used in laboratory studies as a precipitant and cryoprotectant in protein crystallography.

n-Hexyl Glycol also used in the preparation of vinylboronates.
n-Hexyl Glycol is mainly used as a coupling agent and an additive to hydraulic fluids, inks and cement.

n-Hexyl Glycol can also be used as a building block in chemical synthesis.
n-Hexyl Glycol is also employed as a blood volume expander.
n-Hexyl Glycol can be used in formulations for the silk screen process to prevent premature setting of the ink.

SYNONYMS:

N-HEXYLENE GLYCOL
n-Hexylene Glycol
Hexylene glycol
2-METHYL-2,4-PENTANEDIOL
107-41-5
2-Methylpentane-2,4-diol
Diolane
2,4-Pentanediol, 2-methyl-
2,4-Dihydroxy-2-methylpentane
Isol
Pinakon
4-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol
1,1,3-Trimethyltrimethylenediol
2-Methyl pentane-2,4-diol
hexyleneglycol
2-Methyl-2,4-pentandiol
Hexylene glycol
alpha,alpha,alpha'-Trimethyltrimethylene glycol
1,3-dimethyl-3-hydroxybutanol
1,3,3-trimethyl-1,3-propanediol
Hexylene glycol (NF)
CAS-107-41-5
2-Methylpentan-2,4-diol
HSDB 1126
2-Methyl-pentane-2,4-diol
(+-)-2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol
Hexylene glycol, 99%
R-(-)-2-METHYL-2,4-PENTANEDIOL
2methyl-2,4-pentanediol
2-methyl-2-4-pentanediol
EC 203-489-0
1,3-Trimethyltrimethylenediol
4-01-00-02565
HEXYLENE GLYCOL
(?)-2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol
HMS3264E19
1,1,3-trimethyl-1,3-propanediol
HY-B0903
Hexylene glycol, analytical standard
(+/-)-2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol
(+/-)-2,4-Dihydroxy-2-methyl pentane
Hexylene glycol, BioXtra, >=99% (GC)
(+/-)-2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol, MPD
(^+)-2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 98%
Hexylene glycol, puriss., >=99.0% (GC)
M0384
.alpha.,.alpha.'-Trimethyltrimethylene glycol
2,4-dihydroxy-2-methyl pentane
2,4-dihydroxy-2-methylpentane
1,3-dimethyl-3-hydroxybutanol
diolane
hexylen glycol
(±)-hexylene glycol
isol
2-methyl pentane-2,4-diol
2-methyl-2,4-pentandiol
4-methyl-2,4-pentane diol
2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol
2-methylpentane-2,4-diol
2,4-pentanediol, 2-methyl-
pinakon
1,1,3-trimethyl trimethylene diol
alpha,alpha,alpha'- trimethyl trimethylene glycol
1,1,3-trimethyl-1,3-propanediol
1,3,3-trimethyl-1,3-propanediol
1,1,3-trimethyltrimethylenediol
2,4-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLPENTANE
2-Methyl-2，4-pentadiol
(+/-)-2-METHYL-2,4-PENTANEDIOL
2-METHYL-2,4-PENTANEDIOL
2-METHYLPENTAN-2,4-DIOL
2-METHYLPENTANE-2,4-DIOL
3-METHYL-2,4-PENTANEDIOL
ALPHA,ALPHA,ALPHA'-TRIMETHYL TRIMETHYLENEGLYCOL
Hexalene glycol
HEXYLENE GLYCOL
MPD
,,’-Trimethyltrimethyle-meglycol
1,1,3-Trimethyltrimethylenediol
2,4-Pentanediol,2-methyl-
2-Methyl-2,4-pentandiol
2-methyl-4-pentanediol
2-methylpentane-2,
2-methylpentane-2,4-
4-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol
4-Methyl-2,4-pentanediole