Agent Name | Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether |
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Alternative Name | Triglyme |
CAS Number | 112-49-2 |
Formula | C8-H18-O4 |
Major Category | Solvents |
Synonyms | 1,2-Bis(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane; 2,5,8,11-Tetraoxadodecane; Ansul Ether 161; Ethane, 1,2-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)-; Glycol, triethylene-, dimethyl ether; Glyme 4; TEGDIME; TEGDME; Triglyme; [ChemIDplus] 1,2-Bis(methoxyethoxy)ethane; Hisolve MTM; Methyltriglyme; [CAMEO] |
Category | Glycol Ethers (Glymes) |
Description | Liquid; [Merck Index] Colorless liquid; [ICSC] Hygroscopic; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] |
Sources/Uses | Used as a solvent; [Merck Index] Used as a solvent for gases and coupling immiscible liquid; [NTP] Not produced commercially in the EU; [Glycol Ethers Online] |
Comments | May have adverse effects on human reproduction, based on animal studies; [ICSC] Labeled as "May impair fertility" and "May cause harm to the unborn child" by EU regulations; [Glycol Ethers Online] Prolonged contact with air can form explosive peroxides; [CAMEO] A skin and eye irritant; [NTP] May form explosive peroxides; An irritant; May cause impaired fertility and fetal toxicity; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See "Monoglyme." |
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Vapor Pressure | 0.04 mm Hg |
Adverse Effects | |
Neurotoxin | CNS Solvent Syndrome |
Reproductive Toxin | Yes |
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Diseases | Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: |