Product name

Ethylene glycol

English name

Ethylene glycol

Alias

1,2-Ethanediol; glycol, 1,2-Dihydroxyethane; Monoethylene glycol; MEG; ethane-1,2-diol; monoethylene-glycol; Ethylene-D4 Glycol-D2; Ethylene glycol-D6

CAS RN

107-21-1

EINECS No.

203-473-3

Molecular formula

C₂H₆O₂

Molecular weight

62.0837

Physico-chemical property

Properties colorless transparent viscous liquid, sweet taste, with hygroscopicity.
Boiling point 198 ℃
Freezing point -11.5 ℃
Relative density 1.1088
Refractive index 1.4318
Flash point 116 ℃
Solubility Miscible with water, lower aliphatic alcohols, glycerol, acetic acid, acetone and similar ketones, aldehydes, pyridines and similar coal tar bases, slightly soluble in ether, almost insoluble in benzene and its homologues, chlorinated hydrocarbons, petroleum ethers and oils.

To use

Mainly used in the production of synthetic resins, surfactants and explosives, also used as antifreeze