| α,a,α'-trimethyltrimethylene glycol; 2,4-dihydroxy-2-methylpentane; diolane; hexylene glycol; MPD; 2-methyl-2,4-pentandiol; (±)-2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol; 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol; 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol; methyl 2,4-pentanediol(2); trimethyltrimethylenediol |
| Links: | 📏 NIST, 📖 PubMed |
| CAS RN: | [107-41-5] |
| Formula: | C6H14O2; 118.18 g/mol
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| InChiKey: | SVTBMSDMJJWYQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES: | CC(O)CC(C)(C)O |
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| Use: | hydraulic brake fluids; manufacture of cutting oils and metal cleaning compositions; mutual solvent or coupling agent for otherwise immiscible liquids; substitute for glycerol as a penetrant for pastes used in textile color printing |
| Toxicology (LD50): | 2 587 mg/Kg (guinea~pig, or); 1 386 mg/Kg(mouse, ip); 4 158 mg/Kg(mouse, or); 2 956 mg/Kg(rabbit, or); 3 696 mg/Kg(rat, or) |
| Density: | 0.920 g/mL |
| Molar volume: | 128.5 mL/mol |
| Refractive index: | 1.427 |
| Molecular refractive power: | 33.01 mL/mol |
| Dielectric constant: | 24.40 |
| Dipole moment: | 2.10 D |
| Melting point: | -40 °C |
| Boiling point: | 197 °C |
| Critical pressure: | 3.4 atm |
| Evaporation rate (butyl acetate): | 0.0 |