2-Methoxyethanol

CAS Registry Number®

109-86-4

CAS Name

2-Methoxyethanol

Molecular Formula

C3H8O2

Molecular Mass

76.09

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    124.1 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -85.1 °C
  • Density (2)

    0.96 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
  • (2) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CO)OC

Canonical SMILES

OCCOC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Ethanol, 2-methoxy-
  • Dowanol EM
  • Ethylene glycol methyl ether
  • Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether
  • Glycol methyl ether

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