Hexylene Glycol
Quantity
Unit
CAS #
107-41-5
PRODUCT
SYNONYM
2-Methylpentane-2,4-Diol; 4-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol;; 2,4-Pentanediol, 2-methyl-; 2-Methylpentane-2,4-diol
FORMULA
C6H14O2
PRODUCT TYPE
Organic
HAZARD
0 Non-Regulated Material
PURITY
99.0% m/m min
WATER
0.05% m/m
DENSITY @ 20C
0.922 kg/L
COEFFICIENT OF CUBIC EXPANSION @ 20C
9 10^-4/C
REFRACTIVE INDEX @ 20° C
1.428
COLOR
<5 Pt-Co
BOILING POINT
198 C
RELATIVE EVAPORATION RATE (NBUAC=1)
<0.01
ANTOINE CONSTANT A #
6.55177 kPa, C
ANTOINE CONSTANT B #
1606.29 kPa, C
ANTOINE CONSTANT C #
156.045 kPa, C
TEMPERATURE LIMITS FOR ANTOINE EQUATION
+70 to +200 C
VAPOUR PRESSURE @ 20C
<0.01 kPa
VAPOR PRESSURE @ 50C
0.06 kPa
SATURATED VAPOUR CONCENTRATION @ 20C
<0.5 g/m^3
FLASH POINT (ABEL)
93 C
AUTO IGNITION TEMP
425 C
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT
1.0% v/v
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT
9.9% v/v
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY @ 20C
3 uS/m
DIELECTRIC CONSTANT @ 20C
25
FREEZING POINT
-50 C
SURFACE TENSION @ 20C
33 mN/m
VISCOSITY @ 20C
39 mPa.s
HILDEBRAND SOLUBILITY PARAMETER
11.3 (cal/cm^3)^1/2
HYDROGEN BONDING INDEX
-20.0
FRACTIONAL POLARITY
0.737
HEAT OF VAPORIZATION @TBOIL
449 kJ/kg
HEAT OF COMBUSTION (NET) @25C
29500 kJ/kg
SPECIFIC HEAT @20C
2.2 kJ/kg/C
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY @ 20C
0.16 W/m/C
MISCIBILITY @20C: SOLVENT IN WATER
complete
MISCIBILITY @20C: WATER IN SOLVENT
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
118 g/mol
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE
MELTING POINT
-50 c
REFRACTIVE INDEX
1.4276 (20 c)
ODOR
nearly odorless
FLASH POINT
(tcc) 98 c
SOLUBILITY
water, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, fatty acids
DENSITY
0.9216 (204 c)
NOTES
This Glycol is used in the formulation of hair and bath products, eye and facial makeup, fragrances, personal cleanliness products, and shaving and skin care products.
Use: EMULSIFYING, PERFUMING, SKIN CONDITIONING, SOLVENT, SURFACTANT
CLASS
Personal Care - Cosmetic Ingredients , Drilling and Completion Fluids , Drilling Polymers , Commercial Chemicals , Solvents , Drilling Fluid Additives , Industrial Chemicals ,
FUNCTIONS
Solvents, Drilling Fluid Additives, Organic Intermediate,
INDUSTRY
Industrial, Industrial Drilling, Oil and Gas Production, Drilling Fluid, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking, Organics, Solvents,
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