Chemistry:Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether
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| Preferred IUPAC name
2,5,8,11-Tetraoxadodecane | |
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Triglyme; 1,2-Bis(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane
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| Abbreviations | TEGDME |
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| C8H18O4 | |
| Molar mass | 178.228 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Density | 0.986 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | −45 °C (−49 °F; 228 K) |
| Boiling point | 216 °C (421 °F; 489 K) |
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Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether (also called triglyme) is a glycol ether and solvent. It is used as a reaction medium in organic chemistry,[1] as well as a component of certain brake fluids, paints, adhesives, and paint strippers.[2][3][4]
See also
- Monoglyme
- Diglyme
- Tetraglyme
References
- ↑ Fieser, Louis Frederick; Fieser, Mary (1967). Reagents for Organic Synthesis. Wiley. pp. 239,1110. https://books.google.com/books?id=zNXvAAAAMAAJ&dq=triglyme+solvents+table. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ "Actual and Potential Uses of Fourteen Selected Glymes". Abt Associates. 9 September 2009. https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0767-0014.
- ↑ "Ethylene Glycol Ethers; Significant New Use Rule". Environmental Protection Agency. 16 December 2014. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/16/2014-29429/ethylene-glycol-ethers-significant-new-use-rule.
- ↑ Tang, Shaokun; Zhao, Hua (2014). "Glymes as Versatile Solvents for Chemical Reactions and Processes: from the Laboratory to Industry". RSC Advances 4 (22). doi:10.1039/C3RA47191H.
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