Chemistry:Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether

Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 2,5,8,11-Tetraoxadodecane
Other names Triglyme; 1,2-Bis(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	112-49-2 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Abbreviations	TEGDME
ChEBI	CHEBI:31967
ChemSpider	13835222
PubChem CID	8189
UNII	32YXG88KK0 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C8H18O4/c1-9-3-5-11-7-8-12-6-4-10-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3 Key: YFNKIDBQEZZDLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES COCCOCCOCCOC
Properties
Chemical formula	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)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether (also called triglyme) is a glycol ether used as a solvent.

See also

• Monoglyme
• Diglyme
• Tetraglyme