Nomenclature
CAS number: 111-96-6
1,1′-Oxybis[2-methoxyethane]; bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether; diethylene glycol dimethyl ether.
C
6H
14O
3; mol wt 134.17.
C 53.71%, H 10.52%, O 35.77%.
Description and references
Prepn: Cretcher, Pittenger, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 47, 163 (1925);
Gallaugher, Hibbert, ibid. 58, 813 (1936).
Properties
Liquid, bp760 162°; bp200 116°; bp35 75°; bp3 20°. d2020 0.9451. mp -68°. Flash
pt (open cup) 158°F (70°C). nD20 1.4097. Miscible with water, alcohol,
ether, hydrocarbon solvents.Use
Solvent; reaction medium for Grignard and similar
syntheses.