2-methoxyethanol


EGMEE; ethylene glycol methyl ether; ethylene glycol monomethyl ether; glycol monomethyl ether; methoxyethanol; 2-methoxyethanol; 2-methoxyethyl alcohol; methyl cellosolve
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MeSH:Immunologic Factors; Noxae
CAS RN:[109-86-4]
Formula:C3H8O2; 76.10 g/mol
InChiKey:XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES:COCCO
Molecular structure of 2-methoxyethanol
Use:enamels; lacquers; leather processing; perfume fixative; sealing moistureproof transparent wrappers; solvent mixtures; varnishes
Density:0.965 g/mL
Molar volume:78.9 mL/mol
Refractive index:1.402
Molecular refractive power:19.21 mL/mol
Dielectric constant:16.93
Dipole moment:2.04 D
Melting point:-85 °C
Boiling point:125 °C
Vapour pressure:6 Torr
Antoine equation
P(Torr) vs T(°C)
Vapour pressure vs temperature
Surface tension:31.80 dyn/cm
Viscosity:1.72 cP
Critical temperature:292 °C
Critical pressure:50.3 atm
Evaporation rate (ether):34.0
Evaporation rate (butyl acetate):0.5
Solubility in water:100 % w/w
Solubility of water:100 % w/w
Log10 partition water / activated carbon:1.50
Log10 partition octanol / water:-0.77
Snyder P':5.5
Snyder X:Xe: 0.4    Xd: 0.2    Xn: 0.4
Dimroth ET:52.3
Hildebrant solubility parameter (δ):10.8
Hansen solubility parameter:δd: 7.9 (cal/mL)½   δp: 4.5 (cal/mL)½   δh: 8.0 (cal/mL)½
Miscible with:
(E)-3-phenyl-2-propenal,    1-amino-2-propanol,    1-phenylethan-1-amine,    1-tetradecanol,    2,6,8-trimethyl-4-nonanone,    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone,    2-(1-phenylethylamino)ethanol,    2-(2-hydroxyethyl-(1-phenylethyl)amino)ethanol,    2-ethoxyaniline,    2-ethylbutanoic acid,    2-methylphenol,    2-phenylethylamine,    3-heptanol,    3-methyl-2-butanone,    3-methylbutyl acetate,    4-methoxybenzaldehyde,    4-methylpentanoic acid,    5-ethyl-2-methylpyridine,    N,N-diethylformamide,    N,N-dipropylaniline,    N-(2-aminoethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine,    a-methylbenzyldimethylamine,    benzene,    dibenzyl ether,    dibutylamine,    diethyl ether,    dihexyl ether,    diisopropylamine,    dipentylamine,    ethanol,    ethyl (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate,    ethyl chloroacetate,    ethyl phenylacetate,    heptyl acetate,    hexanenitrile,    pyridine,    salicylaldehyde,    tributyl phosphate,    trichloromethane,    triethylenetetramine
Specific heat capacity:43.0 cal/molK

Isomers

dimethoxymethane
Molecular structure of dimethoxymethane
1-hydroperoxypropane
Molecular structure of 1-hydroperoxypropane
2-hydroperoxypropane
Molecular structure of 2-hydroperoxypropane
2-methoxyethanol
Molecular structure of 2-methoxyethanol
methylperoxyethane
Molecular structure of methylperoxyethane
(R)-(-)-1,2-propanediol
Molecular structure of (R)-(-)-1,2-propanediol
1,2-propanediol
Molecular structure of 1,2-propanediol
1,3-propanediol
Molecular structure of 1,3-propanediol
(~S)-(+)-1,2-propanediol
Molecular structure of (S)-(+)-1,2-propanediol