Category:pharmaceuticals / chemical synthisis
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Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.96500 @ 25.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | -85.10 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
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Boiling Point: | 124.10 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 5.975000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Vapor Density: | 2.62 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | 115.00 °F. TCC ( 46.11 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | -0.770 |
Soluble in: |
| water, 1.00E+06 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp) | | water, 1e+006 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
Cosmetic Information:
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Safety Information:
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
oral-guinea pig LD50 950 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: GENERAL ANESTHETIC
GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES
KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: OTHER CHANGES Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol. 23, Pg. 259, 1941.
oral-human LDLo 3380 mg/kg KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: OTHER CHANGES
GASTROINTESTINAL: GASTRITIS
LIVER: OTHER CHANGES Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol. 28, Pg. 267, 1946.
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 2147 mg/kg BLOOD: CHANGES IN SPLEEN
BLOOD: OTHER CHANGES
KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: CHANGES IN BOTH TUBULES AND GLOMERULI Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Vol. 6, Pg. 342, 1947.
oral-mouse LD50 2560 mg/kg CARDIAC: OTHER CHANGES
BEHAVIORAL: CHANGES IN MOTOR ACTIVITY (SPECIFIC ASSAY)
BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Vol. 32(3), Pg. 48, 1988.
oral-rabbit LD50 890 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: GENERAL ANESTHETIC
BLOOD: OTHER HEMOLYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT ANEMIA AMA Archives of Industrial Health. Vol. 14, Pg. 114, 1956.
intraperitoneal-rat LD50 2500 mg/kg Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. Vol. 1, Pg. 57, 1974.
intravenous-rat LD50 2068 mg/kg BLOOD: OTHER HEMOLYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT ANEMIA AMA Archives of Industrial Health. Vol. 14, Pg. 114, 1956.
oral-rat LD50 2370 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: ALTERED SLEEP TIME (INCLUDING CHANGE IN RIGHTING REFLEX)
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: OTHER CHANGES Veterinary and Human Toxicology. Vol. 29, Pg. 361, 1987.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
skin-rabbit LD50 1280 mg/kg Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. Vol. 1, Pg. 57, 1974.
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
inhalation-human TCLo 25 ppm BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD
BEHAVIORAL: CHANGES IN MOTOR ACTIVITY (SPECIFIC ASSAY) Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol. 20, Pg. 134, 1938.
inhalation-mouse LC50 1480 ppm/7H LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA
KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: HEMATURIA
BEHAVIORAL: ANALGESIA Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol. 25, Pg. 157, 1943.
inhalation-rat LC50 1500 ppm/7H Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. Vol. 1, Pg. 57, 1974.
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | pharmaceuticals / chemical synthisis |
IFRA Critical Effect: | Reproductive toxicity |
| View the IFRA Standard |
Recommendation for 2-methoxyethanol usage levels up to: | | PROHIBITED: Should not be used as a fragrance ingredient.
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Recommendation for 2-methoxyethanol flavor usage levels up to: |
| not for flavor use.
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| amsco-solv EE | | anesthenyl | 3-oxa-1- | butanol | | dowanol 7 | | dowanol EM | | EGME | | ektasolve EM | | ethanol, 2-methoxy- | | ethylene glycol methyl ether | | ethylene glycol monomethyl ether | | glycol ether EM | | glycol methyl ether | | glycol monomethyl ether | | glycolmethyl ether | 1- | hydroxy-2-methoxyethane | 2- | hydroxyethyl methyl ether | | jeffersol EM | 2- | methoxy ethanol | 2- | methoxy-1-ethanol | 2- | methoxyethan-1-ol | .beta.- | methoxyethanol | b- | methoxyethanol | 2- | methoxyethyl alcohol | | methyl cellosolve | mono | methyl ether of ethylene glycol | | methyl ethoxol | mono | methyl ethylene glycol ether | | methyl glycol | mono | methyl glycol | | methyl oxitol | 2- | metossietanolo | | prist |
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