1,2-Ethanediol

• Formula: C₂H₆O₂
• Molecular weight: 62.0678
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H6O2/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 107-21-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Pluronic f-68
• Other names: Ethylene glycol; Ethylene alcohol; Glycol; Glycol alcohol; Lutrol 9; Macrogol 400 BPC; Monoethylene glycol; Ramp; Tescol; 1,2-Dihydroxyethane; 2-Hydroxyethanol; HOCH2CH2OH; Aethylenglykol; Ethane-1,2-diol; Fridex; MEG 100; 1,2-Ethandiol; Ucar 17; Dowtherm SR 1; Norkool; Zerex; Ilexan E; 1,2-Ethylene glycol; 146AR; Ethylene dihydrate; NSC 93876; Union Carbide XL 54 Type I De-icing Fluid; Dihydroxyethane; Ethanediol; Ethylene gycol; Glygen; Athylenglykol; M.e.g.; Aliphatic diol
• Information on this page:
  • Phase change data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • References
  • Notes
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Phase change data

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

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

View reactions leading to C₂H₆O₂⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₂H₅O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₅O₂^- + H⁺ = C₂H₆O₂

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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