537551 Sigma-Aldrich Ethylene glycol butyl ether ≥99%

Description

DESCRIPTION
General description
Ethylene glycol butyl ether (EGBE) is an ethylene oxide-based glycol ether solvent commonly used in the coatings industry. Its relative evaporation rate with respect to
n
-butyl acetate has been reported to be 0.07. Its toxicity has been assessed. The effect of EGBE as a thickening solvent during acrylic latex synthesis has been investigated.
Packaging
1, 4 L in poly bottle
PROPERTIES
Quality Level
200
vapor density
4.1 (vs air)
vapor pressure
<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)
10 mmHg ( 81 °C)
assay
≥99%
form
liquid
autoignition temp.
473 °F
expl. lim.
10.6 %
impurities
≤0.10% (water)
refractive index
n
20/D 1.419 (lit.)
bp
169-172.5 °C (lit.)
mp
−75 °C (lit.)
solubility
water: soluble
density
0.902 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
SMILES string
CCCCOCCO
InChI
1S/C6H14O2/c1-2-3-5-8-6-4-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
Inchi Key
POAOYUHQDCAZBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N