CHEBI:46790 - 2-methoxyethanol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:46790
ChEBI Name2-methoxyethanol
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DefinitionA hydroxyether that is ethanol substituted by a methoxy group at position 2.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:19677, CHEBI:44217
Last Modified6 May 2021
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC3H8O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass76.095
Monoisotopic Mass76.05243
SMILESCOCCO
InChIInChI=1S/C3H8O2/c1-5-3-2-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3
InChIKeyXNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
solvent  A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition.
protic solvent  A polar solvent that is capable of acting as a hydron (proton) donor.
protic solvent  A polar solvent that is capable of acting as a hydron (proton) donor.
Applications:
solvent  A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition.
protic solvent  A polar solvent that is capable of acting as a hydron (proton) donor.
protic solvent  A polar solvent that is capable of acting as a hydron (proton) donor.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-methoxyethanol (CHEBI:46790) has role protic solvent (CHEBI:48356)
2-methoxyethanol (CHEBI:46790) has role solvent (CHEBI:46787)
2-methoxyethanol (CHEBI:46790) is a glycol ether (CHEBI:172390)
Incoming Relation(s)
2-methoxyethyl ester (CHEBI:136838) has functional parent 2-methoxyethanol (CHEBI:46790)
IUPAC Name 
2-methoxyethanol
Synonyms  Source
2-METHOXYETHANOLPDBeChem
β-methoxyethanolNIST Chemistry WebBook
monomethyl ethylene glycol etherChemIDplus
HOCH2CH2OCH3NIST Chemistry WebBook
2-hydroxyethyl methyl etherNIST Chemistry WebBook
Methyl cellosolveChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
MXEPDBeChem
2-MethoxyethanolWikipedia
2-METHOXYETHANOLMetaCyc
DB02806DrugBank
1639PPDB
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:81877Gmelin
Reaxys:1731074Reaxys
CAS:109-86-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:109-86-4ChemIDplus
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