3599. Entprol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 102-60-3
1,1′,1″,1'''-(1,2-Ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis-2-propanol; 1,1′,1″,1'''-(ethylenedinitrilo)tetra-2-propanol; N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine; Quadrol (Wyandotte).
C14H32N2O4; mol wt 292.41.
C 57.50%, H 11.03%, N 9.58%, O 21.89%.

Description and references

Prepd by the action of propylene oxide on ethylenediamine: Lundsted, Schulz, US 2697118 (1954 to Wyandotte).

Chemical structure

Properties

Viscous liq. bp1.0 190°. Miscible with water. Sol in methanol, ethanol, toluene, ethylene glycol, perchloroethylene.

Use

Cross-linking agent and catalyst in the manuf of urethan foams; in epoxy resin curing; as complexing agent, humectant, emulsifier, plasticizer.