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CHEBI:63921 - 2-butoxyethanol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:63921
ChEBI Name2-butoxyethanol
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DefinitionA primary alcohol that is ethanol in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a butoxy group. A high-boiling (171°C) colourless liquid, it is used as a solvent for paints and inks, as well as in some dry cleaning solutions.
Last Modified6 May 2021
SubmitterGareth Owen
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC6H14O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass118.176
Monoisotopic Mass118.09938
SMILESCCCCOCCO
InChIInChI=1S/C6H14O2/c1-2-3-5-8-6-4-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
InChIKeyPOAOYUHQDCAZBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
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:
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-butoxyethanol (CHEBI:63921) has role protic solvent (CHEBI:48356)
2-butoxyethanol (CHEBI:63921) is a glycol ether (CHEBI:172390)
2-butoxyethanol (CHEBI:63921) is a primary alcohol (CHEBI:15734)
Incoming Relation(s)
bis(2-butoxyethyl)phthalate (CHEBI:79937) has functional parent 2-butoxyethanol (CHEBI:63921)
IUPAC Name 
2-butoxyethanol
Synonyms  Source
butoxyethanolChemIDplus
butyl cellosolveChemIDplus
3-oxa-1-heptanolChemIDplus
ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl etherChemIDplus
O-butyl ethylene glycolChemIDplus
2-hydroxyethyl n-butyl etherNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
2-ButoxyethanolWikipedia
US2448767Patent
C19355KEGG COMPOUND
HMDB0031327HMDB
1364PPDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1732511Reaxys
CAS:111-76-2ChemIDplus
CAS:111-76-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:111-76-2KEGG COMPOUND
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