Synonyms: 3-oxa-1, 5-pentanediol; Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ether; Deg; 2, 2'-oxydiethanol; Diglycol; Dihydroxydiethyl ether; 2, 2'-dihydroxyethyl ether; Ethylene diglycol; 2, 2'-oxybisethanol; 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethanol
Einecs no.: 203-872-2
Mol wt.: 106.12
H. S. Code: 2909.41
Physical state: Clear liquid
Melting point: -10 centigrade
Boiling point: 244-245 centigrade
Specific gravity: 1.117-1.12
Solubility in water: Soluble
Vapor density: 3.66
Autoignition: 700 centigrade
Nfpa ratings: Health: 1 flammability: 1 reactivity: 0
Flash point: 93 centigrade
Stability: Stable under ordinary conditions
Purity: 99% min
Applications: Because of its low freezing point, involatility and low corrosive activity, it is widely used in mixtures of automobile antifreeze and engine-cooling liquids. Diethylene glycol is used in the manufacture of unsaturated polyester resins, polyurethanes and plasticizers. It is a water-soluble liquid; Boiling point 245 c; Soluble in many organic solvents. It is used as a humectant in the tobacco industry and in the treatment of corks, glue, paper and cellophane.
