ethylene glycol monomethyl ether
chemical compound
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Summary
ethylene glycol monomethyl ether is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type of chemical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (579 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Canonical SMILES: COCCO[3]
- Chemical formula: C₃H₈O₂[4]
- Subclass of: glycol ethers[5]
- Commons category: 2-Methoxyethanol[6]
- Has part(s): carbon[7], oxygen[8], hydrogen[9]
- Found in taxon: tomato[10]
- PKa: 14.8[11]
- Has effect: 2-methoxyethanol exposure[12]
- Has characteristic: Class II combustible liquid[13]
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0401[14]
- Density: 0.96[15]
- Mass: 76.052[16]
- Melting point: -121[17], -85[18], -85.1[19]
- Boiling point: 256[20], 124.1[21]
- Vapor pressure: 6[22]
- Flash point: 102[23]
- Immediately dangerous to life or health: 622[24]
- Electric dipole moment: 2.36[25]
- Lower flammable limit: 1.8[26]
- Upper flammable limit: 14[27]
- Ionization energy: 9.6[28]
- Time-weighted average exposure limit: 0.3[29], 80[30]
- Subject has role: immunosuppressive drug[31], teratogen[32], male reproductive toxicant[33], developmental toxicant[34]
- Associated hazard: 2-methoxyethanol exposure[35]
- Safety classification and labelling: NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[36]
Why It Matters
ethylene glycol monomethyl ether has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]