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'''Propylene glycol methyl ether''' ('''PGME''' or '''1-methoxy-2-propanol''') is an organic solvent with a wide variety of industrial and commercial uses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msdssearch.dow.com/PublishedLiteratureDOWCOM/dh_08ad/0901b803808ad674.pdf?filepath=oxysolvents/pdfs/noreg/110-00617.pdf&fromPage=GetDoc |format=PDF |title=Dowanol PM : Propylene glycol methyl ether; 1-Methoxy-2-propanol |publisher=Msdssearch.dow.com |accessdate=2015-05-22}}</ref> Similar to other [[glycol ethers]], it is used as a carrier/solvent in printing/writing inks and coatings. It also finds use as an industrial and commercial paint stripper. |
'''Propylene glycol methyl ether''' ('''PGME''' or '''1-methoxy-2-propanol''') is an organic solvent with a wide variety of industrial and commercial uses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msdssearch.dow.com/PublishedLiteratureDOWCOM/dh_08ad/0901b803808ad674.pdf?filepath=oxysolvents/pdfs/noreg/110-00617.pdf&fromPage=GetDoc |format=PDF |title=Dowanol PM : Propylene glycol methyl ether; 1-Methoxy-2-propanol |publisher=Msdssearch.dow.com |accessdate=2015-05-22}}</ref> Similar to other [[glycol ethers]], it is used as a carrier/solvent in printing/writing inks and [[paints]]/coatings. It also finds use as an industrial and commercial paint stripper. |
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| Preferred IUPAC name
1-Methoxypropan-2-ol | |
| Other names
PGME
1-Methoxy-2-propanol) Methoxypropanol α-Propylene glycol monomethyl ether Dowanol PM | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.218 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C4H10O2 | |
| Molar mass | 90.122 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid[1] |
| Odor | Ethereal[1] |
| Density | 0.92 g/cm3 (20 °C)[1] |
| Melting point | −97 °C (−143 °F; 176 K) |
| Boiling point | 120 °C (248 °F; 393 K)[1] |
| Miscible[1] | |
| log P | -0.45 [2] |
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| Flash point | 32 °C (90 °F; 305 K)[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Propylene glycol methyl ether (PGME or 1-methoxy-2-propanol) is an organic solvent with a wide variety of industrial and commercial uses.[3] Similar to other glycol ethers, it is used as a carrier/solvent in printing/writing inks and paints/coatings. It also finds use as an industrial and commercial paint stripper.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- ^ "1-Methoxy-2-propanol_msds".
- ^ "Dowanol PM : Propylene glycol methyl ether; 1-Methoxy-2-propanol" (PDF). Msdssearch.dow.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
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