Ethanol, 2-methoxy-

• Formula: C₃H₈O₂
• Molecular weight: 76.0944
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H8O2/c1-5-3-2-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 109-86-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • methoxyethanol
• Other names: β-Methoxyethanol; Dowanol EM; Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether; Methoxyethanol; Methyl cellosolve; Monomethyl glycol; MECS; Poly-Solv EM; 1-Hydroxy-2-methoxyethane; 2-Methoxy-1-ethanol; 2-Methoxyethanol; HOCH2CH2OCH3; 2-Hydroxyethyl methyl ether; Aethylenglykol-monomethylaether; Ether monomethylique de l'ethylene-glycol; Ethylene glycol methyl ether; Glycol monomethyl ether; Glycolmethyl ether; Methoxyhydroxyethane; Methyl glycol; Methyl oxitol; Methylglykol; Metil cellosolve; Metoksyetylowy alkohol; Monomethyl ether of ethylene glycol; 2-Methoxy-aethanol; 2-Metossietanolo; EGME; Glycol ether EM; Jeffersol EM; Methylcelosolv; Methyl ethoxol; Prist; UN 1188; Methoxyethylene glycol; Ektasolve EM; 2-Methoxyethyl alcohol; Methyl icinol; 3-Oxa-1-butanol; Amsco-Solv EE; Monoethylene glycol methyl ether; NSC 1258; EGM; 2-methoxyethanol (methyl cellosolve)
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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References

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Guthrie, 1977
Guthrie, J.P., Cyclization of glycol monoesters to give hemiorthoesters: a test of the thermochemical method for determining free energies of tetrahedral intermediates, Can. J. Chem., 1977, 55, 3562-3574. [all data]

Simonetta, 1947
Simonetta, M., II problema termico nella catena di reazioni tra ossido di etilene ed alcool metilico, Chimi. Ind. (Milan), 1947, 29, 37-39. [all data]

Svoboda, Zabransky, et al., 1991
Svoboda, V.; Zabransky, M.; Barta, M., Molar heat capacities of 2-methoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol, and 2-propoxyethanol in the temperature range from 298K to 330K, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1991, 23, 711-712. [all data]

Roux, Perron, et al., 1978
Roux, G.; Perron, G.; Desnoyers, J.E., Model systems for hydrophobic interactions: volumes and heat capacities of n-alkoxyethanols in water, J. Solution Chem., 1978, 7, 639-654. [all data]

Kusano, Suurkuusk, et al., 1973
Kusano, K.; Suurkuusk, J.; Wads, I., Thermochemistry of solutions of biochemical model compounds. 2. Alkoxyethanols and 1,2-dialkoxyethanes in water, J. Chem. Thermodynam. 5,757-767 (1973).73LEB/TSV Lebedev, B.V., Tsvetkova, L.Ya., and Rabinovich, I.B., Specific heat and thermodynamic functions of poly(vinyltrimethylsilane), Tr. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol., 1973, (1), 17-18. [all data]

Wilson, Wilson, et al., 1996
Wilson, L.C.; Wilson, H.L.; Wilding, W.V.; Wilson, G.M., Critical Point Measurements for Fourteen Compounds by a Static Method and a Flow Method, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1996, 41, 1252-4. [all data]

Steele, Chirico, et al., 1994
Steele, W.V.; Chirico, R.D.; Hossenlopp, I.A.; Knipmeyer, S.E.; Nguyen, A.; Smith, N.K., DIPPR project 871. Determination of ideal-gas enthalpies of formation for key compounds. The 1990 project results, Experimental Results for DIPPR 1990-91 Projects on Phase Equilibria and Pure Component Properties, 1994, 1994, DIPPR Data Ser. No. 2, p. 188-215. [all data]

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V., Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]

Kusano, Wadsö, et al., 1971
Kusano, Kazuhito; Wadsö, Ingemar; Rømming, Chr.; Lindberg, Alf A.; Lagerlund, Inger; Ehrenberg, L., Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds. VIII. Alkoxyethanols., Acta Chem. Scand., 1971, 25, 219-224, https://doi.org/10.3891/acta.chem.scand.25-0219 . [all data]

Marrufo, Loras, et al., 2010
Marrufo, Beatriz; Loras, Sonia; Sanchotello, Margarita, Isobaric Vapor-Liquid Equilibria for Binary and Ternary Mixtures with Cyclohexane, Cyclohexene, and 2-Methoxyethanol at 100 kPa, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2010, 55, 1, 62-68, https://doi.org/10.1021/je900259b . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Pick, Fried, et al., 1956
Pick, J.; Fried, V.; Hala, E.; Vilim, O., Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun., 1956, 21, 260. [all data]

Gallaugher and Hibbert, 1937
Gallaugher, A.F.; Hibbert, H., Studies on reactions relating to carbohydrates and polysaccharides. LV. Vapor pressures of the polyethylene glycols and their derivatives, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1937, 59, 2521-2525. [all data]

Pick, Fried, et al., 1956, 2
Pick, J.; Fried, V.; Hala, E.; Vilim, O., Der Dampfdruck des Athylenglykolmonomethylathers und des Athylenglykolmonoathylathers, Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun., 1956, 21, 1, 260-261, https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19560260 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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