2-Methoxyethanol

CAS: 109-86-4

Ref. TR-M262435

Product Information

• Name: 2-Methoxyethanol
• Synonyms: Ethyleneglycol-monomethyl ether,Ethanol, 2-methoxy- (8CI, 9CI, ACI), 1-Hydroxy-2-methoxyethane, 2-Methoxy-1-ethanol, 2-Methoxyethyl alcohol, 3-Oxa-1-butanol, Amsco-Solv EE, Dowanol EM, Ektasolve EM, Ethylene glycol methyl ether, Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, Glycol methyl ether, Glycol monomethyl ether, Hisolve MC, Methoxyethanol, Methoxyethylene glycol, Methoxyhydroxyethane, Methyl Cellosolve, Methyl glycol, Methyl oxitol, Monoethylene glycol methyl ether, Monomethylglycol, NSC 1258, Poly-Solv EM
• Brand: TRC

Description

Applications 2-Methoxyethanol is used in the synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles in the treatment of prion disease (1). 2-Methoxyethanol is also used in the preparation of Rho-associated kinase inhibitors or (ROCK) inhibitors, for treatment of cardiovascular disease (2). Drinking water contaminant candidate list 3 (CCL 3) compound as per United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), environmental, and food contaminants.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References 1. Li, Z. et al.: ChemMedChem. 2013 May;8(5):847-57.2. Boland, S. et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2013 Dec 1;23(23):6442-6.

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 76.09
• Formula: C₃H₈O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C3H8O2/c1-5-3-2-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: COCCO