2-Butoxyethanol

• Butyglycol
• Butylcellosolve
• Glycolmonobutylether
• 2-butoxyethanol
• 1- butoxy -2- hydroxyethane
• Ethylene glycol butyl ether
• EGBE

Colorless liquid with a faint ethereal odor

Liquid

0.90 g · cm -3

-75 ° C

171 ° C

1.2 mbar (20 ° C)

• Miscible with water
• Miscible with organic solvents

1.4198 (20 ° C)

Risk

• 470 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)
• 220 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, Rabbit, transdermal)

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Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether is a chemical compound from the group of glycol ether.

Production and representation

Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether can be obtained from ethylene oxide and n-butanol. The annual production in Europe in 1995 was about 90,000 tons.

Properties

Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether is a colorless liquid with a faint ethereal odor. It decomposes when heated, with acrid and irritating fumes and hydrogen are released.

Use

Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether is used as a solvent for printing inks, the diluent, and processing means for the production of coatings. It is also used as a lubricant in hydraulic fracturing.

Safety

The vapors of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether can form (61 ° C, ignition temperature 240 ° C flash point) with air to form an explosive mixture. It reacts violently with aluminum.