Safety data sheet for Diethylene glycol
CAS 111-46-6
This is the free preview of a draft SDS for Diethylene glycol — Sections 1, 2 and 9, generated from the sources named below. The full 16-section draft, with your own company in Section 1, is $5 per document.
Typically documented by: Cosmetics, humectant, industrial.
Draft safety data sheet — preview
Sections 1, 2, 9 of 16
- CAS number
- 111-46-6
- Molecular formula
- C4H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 106.12 g/mol
- Signal word
- Warning
Hazard classification
- GHS07 — Health hazard — irritant
- GHS08 — Serious health hazard
- H302: Harmful if swallowed.
- H373: May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
Section 1 — Identification
1.1 Product identifier
Product identifier: Diethylene Glycol
Chemical name (IUPAC): 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethanol
CAS number: 111-46-6
PubChem CID reference: 8117
Synonyms: DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; 2,2'-Oxydiethanol; 2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)ethanol; 2,2'-Oxybisethanol; Diglycol; Diethylenglykol; Digol; Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ether; 2-Hydroxyethyl ether; Glycol ether
Section 2 — Hazards Identification
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification basis: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix A, aligned to the GHS Rev. 7 hazard classes this sheet resolves: Acute Tox. 4 (Oral), STOT RE 2.
Classification: Acute Toxicity, Category 4 — Oral (Acute Tox. 4 (Oral)) [H302]
Classification: Specific Target Organ Toxicity, Repeated Exposure, Category 2 (STOT RE 2) [H373]
2.2 Label elements
Signal word: Warning
GHS pictograms: GHS07 (Exclamation), GHS08 (Health Hazard)
Hazard statement: H302: Harmful if swallowed.
Hazard statement: H373: May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
Precautionary statement: P264: Wash hands thoroughly after handling.
Precautionary statement: P270: Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
Precautionary statement: P301+P317: IF SWALLOWED: Get medical help.
Precautionary statement: P330: Rinse mouth.
Precautionary statement: P501: Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local, regional, national, and international regulations.
Section 9 — Physical and Chemical Properties
9.1 Information on basic physical and chemical properties
Physical form: Liquid
Appearance: Colorless syrupy liquid
Odor: Practically odorless
Boiling point: 245°C (473°F) at 1013 hPa
Melting point: -10.4°C (13°F)
Flash point: 124°C (255°F) closed cup
Density: 1.1197 g/cm³ at 15°C
Vapor pressure: 0 hPa at 20°C
Water solubility: Miscible
Log Pow (log Kow): -1.47
Vapor density: 3.66 (air = 1)
Auto-ignition temperature: 229°C (444°F)
Viscosity: 0.3 cP at 25°C
Not found in the public records searched: lower explosive limit, upper explosive limit and pH. Enter these from your supplier's safety data sheet or your own test report before the draft is issued.
Where each value came from
- Odor — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2006, p. 529
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- Melting point — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88th Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-166
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- Density — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Same reference as melting point above.
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- Water solubility — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Same reference as odor above.
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- Vapor density — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Lewis, R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. 10th ed. Volumes 1-3 New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1999, p. V1: 1275
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- Viscosity — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Lewis, R.J. Sr.; Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary 15th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY 2007, p. 418
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A value with no row here was assembled from more than one record, so no single record is credited for it. The draft you buy carries this table as an appendix covering all 16 sections.
Sources
- ECHA C&L Inventory — harmonised CLP entry
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- PubChem — GHS classification
- PubChem — compound record
- PubChem — names and identifiers
- PubChem — regulatory information
- PubChem — toxicity data
- PubChem — transport information
Sections 1.3 and 1.4 are withheld here because the supplier and emergency contact blocks carry your own company details in the draft you buy. Every draft needs review by a competent person before it is issued.
Measured values for Diethylene glycol, and where each one comes from
17 measured values for 10 properties, read from 2 public databases. On 2 properties the records differ. Each reading is shown with its own record. Follow any record to read the value at its source.
Boiling point
1 record
Used with vapour pressure to judge how readily the substance reaches the air you breathe.
Melting point
2 records agree
Fixes the physical state at handling temperature, which the label and the transport class depend on.
Flash point
1 record
The lowest temperature at which the liquid gives off enough vapour to ignite. It decides the GHS flammable liquid category.
- 280 to 290 °F (open cup) /from table/
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Auto-ignition temperature
1 record
The temperature at which the substance ignites with no spark or flame. It sets safe surface and process temperatures.
Vapour pressure
3 records differ
The higher it is, the faster the substance evaporates into the workplace air at room temperature.
- VP: 1 mm Hg at 91.8 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 5.7X10-3 mm Hg at 25 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 0.0057 [mm Hg] @25 °C
- PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy
Vapour density
1 record
Above 1 the vapour sinks and collects in pits, sumps and low enclosed spaces.
- 3.66 (Air = 1)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Density
2 records differ
Needed to convert between mass and volume on the label, in transport papers and in a spill estimate.
- 1.1197 g/cu cm at 15 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Solubility
4 records, each a different case
Determines spill behaviour, the right extinguishing media and the correct first-aid rinse.
- Immiscible with toluene, petroleum, linseed or castor oil
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Soluble in chloroform
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Miscible with alcohol, ether, acetone, ethylene glycol; practically insoluble in benzene, carbon tetrachloride
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Viscosity
1 record
Governs how far a spill spreads and how fast it soaks into a surface or a sorbent.
- 0.30 cP at 25 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Odour
1 record
Odour is a warning property only. Many substances are hazardous well below the concentration you can smell.
- Practically odorless
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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