Ethylene glycol
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| Names | |||
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Ethane-1,2-diol | |||
| Other names
Ethylene glycol 1,2-Ethanediol Ethylene alcohol Hypodicarbonous acid Monoethylene glycol 1,2-Dihydroxyethane | |||
| Identifiers | |||
3D model (JSmol) |
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| 3DMet | |||
| Abbreviations | MEG | ||
| Beilstein Reference | 505945 | ||
| ChEBI | |||
| ChEMBL | |||
| ChemSpider | |||
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.159 | ||
| EC Number |
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| Gmelin Reference | 943 | ||
| KEGG | |||
| MeSH | Ethylene+glycol | ||
PubChem CID |
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| RTECS number |
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| UNII | |||
| UN number | 3082 | ||
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
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| Properties | |||
| C2H6O2 | |||
| Molar mass | 62.07 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Clear, colorless liquid | ||
| Odor | Odorless[1] | ||
| Density | 1.1132 g/cm3 | ||
| Melting point | −12.9 °C (8.8 °F; 260.2 K) | ||
| Boiling point | 197.3 °C (387.1 °F; 470.4 K) | ||
| Miscible | |||
| Solubility | Soluble in most organic solvents | ||
| log P | -1.69[2] | ||
| Vapor pressure | 0.06 mmHg (20 °C)[1] | ||
| Viscosity | 1.61×10−2 Pa·s[3] | ||
| Hazards | |||
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards |
Harmful | ||
| GHS labelling: | |||
| Template:GHS07Template:GHS08 | |||
| Warning | |||
| H302, H373 | |||
| P260, P264, P270, P301+P312, P314, P330, P501 | |||
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
| Flash point | 111 °C (232 °F; 384 K) closed cup | ||
| 410 °C (770 °F; 683 K) | |||
| Explosive limits | 3.2–15.2%[1] | ||
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
PEL (Permissible) |
None[1] | ||
REL (Recommended) |
None established[1] | ||
IDLH (Immediate danger) |
None[1] | ||
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS | ||
| Related compounds | |||
Related diols |
Propylene glycol Diethylene glycol Triethylene glycol Polyethylene glycol | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
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Ethylene glycol (IUPAC name: ethane-1,2-diol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula (CH
2OH)2. It is used to make polyester and to make antifreeze.[4]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0272". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- ↑ "Ethylene glycol". www.chemsrc.com.
- ↑ Elert, Glenn. "Viscosity". The Physics Hypertextbook. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ↑ Siegfried Rebsdat; Dieter Mayer (2000). "Ethylene Glycol". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. doi:10.1002/14356007.a10_101. ISBN 3527306730.