2-butoxyethanol

Synonyms: "butyl cellosolve", "butyl glycol", "butoxyethanol", "ethylene glycol monobutyl ether", "n-butoxyethanol", "butyl oxitol", "ethylene glycol butyl ether", "glycol butyl ether", "3-oxa-1-heptanol", "2-butoxyethan-1-ol", "Dowanol EB", "Gafcol EB", "2-butoxy-1-ethanol", "Poly-Solv EB", "Butylglycol", "O-butyl ethylene glycol", "Jeffersol eb", "butyl cellu-sol", "EGBE", "BUCS", "Ektasolve EB", "glycol monobutyl ether", "Chimec NR", "2-butoxy ethanol", "2-butoxy-aethanol", "2-n-butoxyethanol".

Source: 2-Butoxyethanol is a technical solvent widely used to dissolve cleaning products, enamels, paints and surface coatings.

Identifiers:

IUPAC Name: 2-butoxyethanol
CAS Number: 111-76-2
PubChem ID: 8133
InChiKey: POAOYUHQDCAZBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILES: CCCCOCCO

Structural Properties:

Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₄O₂
Molecular Weight: 118.176

Pharmacophore Features:

Number of bond donors: 1
Number of bond acceptors: 2
Number of atoms different from hydrogen: 8

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National Toxicology Program. 2000. NTP toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of 2-butoxyethanol (Cas No. 111-76-2) in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice (inhalation studies). Natl Toxicol Program Tech Rep Ser 484:1-290. URL: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/lt_rpts/tr484.pdf.