Hexaethylene glycol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

5-7 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

217 °C/4 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.127 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.465(lit.)

Flash point:

>110°C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Miscible with chloroform and methanol.

form 

Oil

pka

14.06±0.10(Predicted)

Specific Gravity

1.127

color 

Clear Colourless

BRN 

1638281

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

CAS DataBase Reference

2615-15-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Hexaethylene glycol(2615-15-8)

EPA Substance Registry System

Hexaethylene glycol (2615-15-8)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

23-24/25

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

MM3670000

F 

3

HS Code 

2909498090

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Hexaethylene glycol Usage And Synthesis

Description

Hexaethylene glycol is a polymer consisting of ethylene glycol monomers and two terminal hydroxyl groups. The PEG chain increases the water solubility of a compound in aqueous media. Increasing the number of ethylene glycol units within the entire chain improves the solubility properties of the PEG linker.

Chemical Properties

viscous colourless liquid

Uses

Substrate employed in the synthesis of binaphthol-based macrocyclic ethers using intramolecular oxidative coupling with CuCl(OH)-TMEDA.1

Uses

Hexaethylene glycol exhibits antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-cancer properties. It also shows potential application as functional hydraulic fluids. It is used as a surfactant building block as well as used in biological sample preparation. Further, it is employed in the synthesis of binaphthol-based macrocyclic ethers using intramolecular oxidative coupling with CuCl(OH).

Uses

Hexaethylene Glycol is part of a leaf extract (Murdannia Bracteata) which exhibits antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-cancer properties. It also shows potential application as functional hydraulic fl uids.

Definition

ChEBI: Hexaethylene glycol is a poly(ethylene glycol).

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