Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether

Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether (also called triglyme) is a glycol ether used as a solvent.

Triethylene glycol dimethyl ether
Skeletal formula of triglyme
Space-filling model of the triglyme molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,5,8,11-Tetraoxadodecane
Other names
Triglyme; 1,2-Bis(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations TEGDME
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H18O4/c1-9-3-5-11-7-8-12-6-4-10-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3
    Key: YFNKIDBQEZZDLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • COCCOCCOCCOC
Properties
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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