CHEBI:46784 - diglyme

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ChEBI Name diglyme
ChEBI ID CHEBI:46784
Definition A polyether that is the dimethyl ether derivative of diethylene glycol.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:43776
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Formula C6H14O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 134.17356
Monoisotopic Mass 134.09429
InChI InChI=1S/C6H14O3/c1-7-3-5-9-6-4-8-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3
InChIKey SBZXBUIDTXKZTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES COCCOCCOC
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): solvent
A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition.
environmental contaminant
Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Biological Role(s): xenobiotic
A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.
Application(s): solvent
A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition.
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Outgoing diglyme (CHEBI:46784) has functional parent diethylene glycol (CHEBI:46807)
diglyme (CHEBI:46784) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
diglyme (CHEBI:46784) has role solvent (CHEBI:46787)
diglyme (CHEBI:46784) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703)
diglyme (CHEBI:46784) is a polyether (CHEBI:46774)
IUPAC Name
1-methoxy-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane
Synonyms Sources
2,2'-oxybis(1-methoxyethane) ChEBI
2,2'-oxybis[1-(methyloxy)ethane] ChEBI
2,5,8-trioxanonane NIST Chemistry WebBook
bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether ChemIDplus
CH3‒O‒CH2‒CH2‒O‒CH2‒CH2‒O‒CH3 IUPAC
di(2-methoxyethyl) ether NIST Chemistry WebBook
diethylene glycol dimethyl ether ChemIDplus
Diglyme ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
DB02935 DrugBank
Diglyme Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
111-96-6 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
111-96-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
1736101 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
26843 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
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Last Modified
18 November 2014