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IUPAC name:
UVCB substance. IUPAC name not applicable.

Inventory

EC number:
310-287-7
EC name:
Ethanol, 2-butoxy-, manufacture of, by-products from
CAS number:
161907-77-3
Description:
A complex mixture of oxygenated hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of residues from the manufacture of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether. It consists predominantly of a mixture of di-, tri-, tetra- and pentaethylene glycol monobutyl ethers having carbon numbers predominantly in the range C8 to C14 and boiling in the range of approximately 210°C to 310°C (410°F to 590°F).
CAS number:
161907-77-3
Synonyms
Names:
Identifier:
IUPAC name
UVCB substance. IUPAC name not applicable.
Identifier:
other: Molecular formula
C4H9-(OCH2CH2)n-OH where n=2,3,4 and 5

Molecular and structural information

Molecular formula:
C4H9(OCH2CH2)nOH where n is typically 3-6
Molecular weight:
>= 160 - <= 220
SMILES notation:
CCCC[OCC]nO where n is typically 3-6

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