1-Methoxy-2-propanol
SIAL/484407 - ≥99.5%
Synonym: Propylene glycol methyl ether; Propyleneglycol monomethyl ether
CAS Number: 107-98-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C4H10O2
Molecular Weight: 90.12
EC Number: 203-539-1
MDL Number: MFCD00004537
Linear Formula: CH3CH(OH)CH2OCH3
Product Type: Chemical
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| application(s) | microbiology |
| assay | ≥99.5% |
| autoignition temp. | 532 °F |
| bp | 118-119 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.916 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 13.8 % |
| form | liquid |
| greener alternative category |  , Aligned |
| greener alternative product characteristics | Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry . |
| impurities | ≤0.001% water |
| InChI | 1S/C4H10O2/c1-4(5)3-6-2/h |
| InChI key | ARXJGSRGQADJSQ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | -97 °C |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Quality Level | 200 |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | CC(O)COC |
| solubility | water: miscible |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| vapor density | 3.12 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 10.9 mmHg ( 25 °C) |
| General description: | 1-Methoxy-2-propanol (Propylene glycol methyl ether, PGME), a glycol ether, can be synthesized by reacting propylene oxide with methanol in the presence of ZnMgAl (zinc-magnesium-aluminium |
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| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Packaging: | 1, 2.5, 4 L in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 18 L in steel drum |
| Symbol |   GHS02,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H226 - H336 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P243 |
| Risk Statements | 10-67 |
| RIDADR | UN 3092 3 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 88.0 °F - Non-equilibrium m |
| Flash Point(C) | 31.1 °C - Non-equilibrium m |
| Purity | ≥99.5% |
| bp | 118-119 °C (lit.) |
| mp | -97 °C |
| Density | 0.916 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |