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E1 1 NA=ETHYLENE DILAURATE
E2 1 NA=ETHYLENE EPISULFIDE
E3 1 *NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL
E4 1 NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL BIS(BETA-AMINOETHYLETHER)-N,N,
E5 1 NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIACETATE
E6 1 NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHYL ETHER
E7 1 NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL DINITRATE
E8 1 NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONO-2-NAPHTHYL ETHER
E9 1 NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOACETATE
E10 1 NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
E11 1 NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER
E12 1 NA=ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER ACETATE
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03798 Monograph Name: Ethylene Glycol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER: 107-21-1
MOLECULAR FORMULA: C2H6O2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 62.07
MOLECULAR COMPOSITION: C 38.70%, H 9.74%, O 51.55%
C.A. CHEMICAL NAME(s): 1,2-Ethanediol
SYNONYMS:
1,2-dihydroxyethane ; 2-hydroxyethanol
LITERATURE REFERENCES:
Prepd on a large scale by the hydration of ethylene oxide. Flowsheets:
Ullmanns Encyklopadie der techanischen Chemie vol. 3 (3rd ed., 1953) p
137; M. Sittig, Organic Chemical Process Encyclopedia (Noyes Dev. Corp.,
Park Ridge, N.J., 1967) p 265. Manuf from ethylene and oxygen: Faith,
Keyes & Clark's Industrial Chemicals, F. A. Lowenheim, M. K. Moran,
Eds. (Wiley-Interscience, New York, 4th ed., 1975) pp 397-402. Toxicity
studies: Smyth et al., J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 23, 259 ( 1941 ); Bornmann,
Arzneim.-Forsch. 4, 643 ( 1954 ). Monograph: G. O. Curme, F. Johnston,
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PHYSICAL DATA:
Slightly viscous liq. Sweet taste. Poisonous. Do not swallow. Considerably
hygroscopic: Absorbs twice its weight of water at 100% relative humidity.
d40: 1.1274. d410: 1.1204. d420: 1.1135. d430: 1.1065. One gallon weighs
9.3 lbs. Flash pt, open cup: f 240 ( c 115 ). mp -13. bp760 197.6; bp97
140; bp18 100; bp3.0 70; bp0.06 20. nD15 1.43312; nD25 1.43063. Log P (
octanol/water ): -1.36. Viscosity (cP): 26 (15(deg)); 21 (20(deg)); 17.3
(25(deg)). Dielectric constant at 20(deg) and 150 meters wavelength: 38.66
esu. Dipole moment 2.20. Spec heat (20(deg)): 0.561 cal/g/(deg)C. Heat of
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PHYSICAL DATA:
BOILING POINT: bp760 197.6; bp97 140; bp18 100; bp3.0 70; bp0.06 20
MELTING POINT: -13
FLASH POINT: Flash pt, open cup: f 240 ( c 115 )
REFRACTIVE INDEX: nD15 1.43312; nD25 1.43063
DENSITY: d40: 1.1274; d410: 1.1204; d420: 1.1135; d430: 1.1065; d2020:
1.013, fp -3.5(deg); 20.44% ethylene glycol d2020: 1.027, fp -8(deg);
29.88% ethylene glycol d2020: 1.040, fp -15(deg); 40.23% ethylene glycol
d2020: 1.054, fp -24(deg); 50.18% ethylene glycol d2020: 1.067, fp
-36(deg); 58.37% ethylene glycol d2020: 1.0770, fp -48(deg)
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NOTES:
Caution: Potential symptoms of overexposure by ingestion are nausea,
vomiting, abdominal pain, weakness; dizziness, stupor, convulsions, CNS
depression. Direct contact may cause irritation of eyes, nose, skin; skin
sensitization. See NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS/NIOSH
97-140, 1997) p 136. See also Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
vol. 2F, G. D. Clayton, F. E. Clayton, Eds. (Wiley-Interscience, New York,
4th ed., 1994) pp 4645-4657.
USE: Antifreeze in cooling and heating systems. In hydraulic brake fluids
and de-icing solutions. Industrial humectant. Ingredient of electrolytic
condensers where it serves as solvent for boric acid and borates. Solvent
in the paint and plastics industries. In the formulation of printers'
inks, stamp pad inks, ball-point pen ink. Softening agent for cellophane.
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REFERENCE KEYS PRESENT: Manuf; Prepd; Review; Toxicity; Toxicology
DATA KEYS PRESENT: Melting point; Boiling point; Density; Refractive Index;
Lethal Dose; Flash point; Note; Caution; Molecular Weight; Uses |
