Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether
SIAL/04143 - analytical standard
Synonym: diEGdiME; 2-Methoxyethyl ether; Bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether; Dimethyldiglycol; ‘Diglyme’
CAS Number: 111-96-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6H14O3
Molecular Weight: 134.17
EC Number: 203-924-4
MDL Number: MFCD00008503
Linear Formula: (CH3OCH2CH2)2O
Product Type: Chemical
application(s) | cleaning products cosmetics environmental food and beverages personal care |
assay | ≥99.7% (GC) |
autoignition temp. | 370 °F |
bp | 162 °C (lit.) |
density | 0.939 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
0.944 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) | |
expl. lim. | 17.4 % |
format | neat |
grade | analytical standard |
InChI | 1S/C6H14O3/c1-7-3-5-9-6-4 |
InChI key | SBZXBUIDTXKZTM-UHFFFAOYSA |
mp | −64 °C (lit.) |
Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
refractive index | n |
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shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
SMILES string | COCCOCCOC |
technique(s) | gas chromatography (GC): suitable |
HPLC: suitable | |
vapor density | 4.6 (vs air) |
vapor pressure | 3 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
Application: | Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in water as well as fruit and vegetable samples by various chromatography techniques. |
General description: | Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether is a combustible liquid, which can be used in the synthesis of films, chemically similar to polyethylene glycol on low-density polyethylene and Si(100) surfaces via plasma polymerization and deposition. |
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Signal word | Danger |
Hazard statements | H226 - H360FD |
Precautionary statements | P202 - P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P308 + P313 |
Hazard Codes | T |
Risk Statements | 60-61-10-19 |
Safety Statements | 53-45 |
RIDADR | UN 3271 3 / PGIII |
WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
Flash Point(F) | 134.6 °F - closed cup |
Flash Point(C) | 57 °C - closed cup |
Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH019 |
Purity | ≥99.7% (GC) |
bp | 162 °C (lit.) |
mp | −64 °C (lit.) |
Density | 0.944 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.); 0.939 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
Refractive Index | n |
UNSPSC | 41116107 |