Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether

Colorless, almost odorless, hygroscopic liquid

Liquid

0.98 g · cm -3

-46 ° C

216 ° C

1.2 hPa (20 ° C)

• Miscible with water
• Soluble in ethanol and diethyl ether

1.423 (20 ° C)

Risk

5390 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)

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Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether is a chemical compound from the group of glycol ether.

Properties

Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether having a viscosity of 3.7 m · Pa · s at 20 ° C.

Use

Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether is used as inert solvent for Grignard, reduction and alkylation reactions (for example, for the production of Teflon, and fluoropolymers, and sodium borohydride ). It is also part of the brake and hydraulic fluids.

Related compounds

• Monoglyme
• Diglyme
• Tetraglyme