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2-Methoxyethanol

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, Methyl glycol
Linear Formula:
CH3OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
76.09
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1731074
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

2.62 (vs air)

vapor pressure

6.17 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.9% (GC)

autoignition temp.

548 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

contains

~0.0005% 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol as stabilizer

expl. lim.

24.5 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.402 (lit.)
n20/D 1.402

bp

124-125 °C (lit.)

mp

−85 °C (lit.)

density

0.965 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

COCCO

InChI

1S/C3H8O2/c1-5-3-2-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Methoxyethanol is an organic compound, which is commonly used as a solvent for industrial and consumer products.

Application

2-Methoxyethanol may be used as an analytical standard for the quantification of didanosine in biological samples using high performance liquid chromatography technique (HPLC).
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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 2 - STOT SE 1

target_organs

Immune system, thymus

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

closed cup

flash_point_c

closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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Quantitation of didanosine in human plasma and urine by high-performance liquid chromatography.
Knupp AC, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 533(1-2), 282-290 (1990)
Analysis of residual solvents by fast gas chromatography.
Chen KT, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 811(1-2), 145-150 (1998)
H-Y Chang et al.
Occupational and environmental medicine, 61(8), 697-702 (2004-07-20)
To evaluate the protective effectiveness of gloves from occupational exposure to 2-methoxyethanol (2-ME); and to examine the association of 2-methoxyacetic acid (MAA) in urine and plasma collected simultaneously from low 2-ME exposure and high 2-ME exposure workers in a semiconductor
Makoto Takei et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 118(2), 643-652 (2010-07-10)
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME) is a widely used industrial solvent known to cause adverse effects to human and other mammals. Organs with high metabolism and rapid cell division, such as testes, are especially sensitive to its actions. In order
Alberto Dessy et al.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences, 43(1-2), 57-64 (2011-03-30)
In the present work polymeric nanoparticles based on Poly (maleic anhydride-alt-butyl vinyl ether) 5% grafted with m-PEG (2000) and 95% grafted with 2-methoxyethanol (VAM41-PEG) were loaded with human hemoglobin (Hb) and characterized from a physicochemical point of view. The assessment

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