triethylene glycol


2,2'-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy)]diethanol; 2,2'-ethylenedioxydiethanol; glycol bis(hydroxyethyl)ether; 2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol; 2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethan-1-ol; TEG; triethylene glycol; triethyleneglycol; triglycol
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CAS RN:[112-27-6]
Formula:C6H14O4; 150.17 g/mol
InChiKey:ZIBGPFATKBEMQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES:OCCOCCOCCO
Molecular structure of triethylene glycol
Use:atmospheric sterilization; extraction of edible products; heat transfer medium for heating cabins of large military aircraft; high boiling solvent; lacquers; moisture control agent in foundry sand for magnesium castings; organic syntheses; plasticizer for cork adhesives
Density:1.125 g/mL
Molar volume:133.5 mL/mol
Refractive index:1.454
Molecular refractive power:36.15 mL/mol
Dipole moment:2.99 D
Melting point:-7 °C
Boiling point:278 °C
Antoine equation
P(Torr) vs T(°C)
Vapour pressure vs temperature
Log10 partition octanol / water:-1.75
Dimroth ET:52.8
Hansen solubility parameter:δd: 7.8 (cal/mL)½   δp: 6.1 (cal/mL)½   δh: 9.1 (cal/mL)½
Immiscible with:
1-heptadecanol,    1-tetradecanol,    2,6,8-trimethyl-4-nonanone,    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone,    3-methylbutyl acetate,    N,N-dipropylaniline,    dibenzyl ether,    dibutyl carbonate,    diethyl ether,    dihexyl ether,    heptyl acetate
Partially miscible with:
benzene,    dipentylamine
Miscible with:
(E)-3-phenyl-2-propenal,    1-amino-2-propanol,    1-phenylethan-1-amine,    2-(1-phenylethylamino)ethanol,    2-(2-hydroxyethyl-(1-phenylethyl)amino)ethanol,    2-bromoethyl acetate,    2-ethoxyaniline,    2-ethylbutanoic acid,    2-methylphenol,    2-phenylethylamine,    2-propanone,    3-heptanol,    3-methyl-2-butanone,    4-methoxybenzaldehyde,    4-methylpentanoic acid,    5-ethyl-2-methylpyridine,    N,N-diethylformamide,    N-(2-aminoethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine,    a-methylbenzyldimethylamine,    dibutylamine,    diisopropylamine,    ethanol,    ethyl (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate,    ethyl benzoate,    ethyl chloroacetate,    ethyl phenylacetate,    hexanenitrile,    pyridine,    salicylaldehyde,    tributyl phosphate,    trichloromethane,    triethylenetetramine

Isomers

(R,R)-(+)-1,4-dimethoxy-2,3-butanediol
Molecular structure of (R,R)-(+)-1,4-dimethoxy-2,3-butanediol
(S,S)-(-)-1,4-dimethoxy-2,3-butanediol
Molecular structure of (S,S)-(-)-1,4-dimethoxy-2,3-butanediol
triethylene glycol
Molecular structure of triethylene glycol