Substance profile
2-ethoxyethyl acetate
2-ethoxyethyl acetate is a colorless liquid with a mild ester-like odor becomes objectionable in high concn.
01 · Identification
What 2-ethoxyethyl acetate is
2-ethoxyethyl acetate is a colorless liquid with a mild ester-like odor becomes objectionable in high concn. Its molecular formula is C6H12O3 and its molecular weight is 132.16 g/mol. It boils at 156 °C, melts at -61.7 °C, is very soluble in water.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger. It is classed as teratogens.
02 · Identifiers
2-ethoxyethyl acetate identifiers and molecular data
2-ethoxyethyl acetate CAS number and EC number
2-ethoxyethyl acetate molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for 2-ethoxyethyl acetate
- ethylglycol acetate
03 · GHS classification
2-ethoxyethyl acetate hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
2-ethoxyethyl acetate pictograms and signal word
2-ethoxyethyl acetate hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flammable liquids GHS chapter 2.6 | Category 3 | H226 | GHS02 |
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H312 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H332 | GHS07 |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H226 | Flammable liquid and vapour. |
| H360FD | May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child. |
| H332 | Harmful if inhaled. |
| H312 | Harmful in contact with skin. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to 2-ethoxyethyl acetate. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for 2-ethoxyethyl acetate
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of 2-ethoxyethyl acetate issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
2-ethoxyethyl acetate precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 15 precautionary statements to 2-ethoxyethyl acetate. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
2-ethoxyethyl acetate name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | 2-етоксиетилов ацетат етилгликолов ацетат |
| Spanish español | Acetato de 2-etoxietilo acetato de etilglicol |
| Czech čeština | 2-ethoxyethyl-acetát ethylglykolacetát |
| Danish dansk | 2-ethoxyethylacetat ethylglycolacetat |
| German Deutsch | 2-Ethoxyethylacetat Ethylglycolacetat |
| Estonian eesti | 2-etoksüetüülatsetaat etüülglükoolatsetaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | οξικός 2-αιθοξυαιθυλεστέρας οξικό 2-αιθοξυαιθύλιοοξική αιθυλογλυκόλη |
| English English | 2-ethoxyethyl acetate ethylglycol acetate |
| French français | acétate de 2-éthoxyéthyle acétate d'éthylglycol |
| Croatian hrvatski | 2-etoksietil-acetat etilglikol-acetat |
| Italian italiano | 2-etossietil acetato acetato di etilglicolacetato di etilenglicolmonoetiletere |
| Latvian latviešu | 2-etoksietilacetāts etilglikolacetāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | 2-etoksietilacetatas etilglikolio acetatas |
| Hungarian magyar | 2-etoxietil-acetát etilglikol-acetát |
| Maltese Malti | aċetat ta’ 2-etossietil aċetat tal-etilglikol |
| Dutch Nederlands | 2-ethoxyethylacetaat ethylglycolacetaat |
| Polish polski | octan 2-etoksyetylu octan etyloglikoluester etoksyetylowy kwasu octowego |
| Portuguese português | acetato de 2-etoxietilo acetato de etilglicol |
| Romanian română | acetat de 2-etoxietil acetat de etilglicol |
| Slovak slovenčina | (2-etoxyetyl)-acetát etylglykol-acetát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | 2-etoksietil acetat etilglikol acetat |
| Finnish suomi | 2-etoksietyyliasetaatti etyyliglykoliasetaatti |
| Swedish svenska | 2-etoxietylacetat etylglykolacetat |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
2-ethoxyethyl acetate GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
2-ethoxyethyl acetate
- Flammable liquid and vapour.
- May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child.
- Harmful if inhaled.
- Harmful in contact with skin.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking.
- Keep container tightly closed.
- Use explosion-proof [electrical/ventilating/lighting/…] equipment.
- Use only non-sparking tools.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF INHALED:
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Store in a well-ventilated place.
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
2-ethoxyethyl acetate health hazards and exposure limits
2-ethoxyethyl acetate hazard summary
Laboratory animals die after twelve 8-hour exposures of 450 ppm; pathological examination shows kidney damage; [ACGIH] For ethylene glycol ethers, there is limited positive evidence of spontaneous abortions and decreased sperm counts in humans and strong positive evidence of birth defects and testicular damage in animals. [ATSDR Case Studies # 29] See Glycol ethers.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
2-ethoxyethyl acetate occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | 100.0 [ppm] | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| PEL | 100 ppm (540 mg/m³) | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| PEL | TWA 100 ppm (540 mg/m3) [skin] | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| REL | 0.5 ppm (2.7 mg/m³) | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| REL | TWA 0.5 ppm (2.7 mg/m3) [skin] | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| IDLH | 500 ppm (NIOSH, 2024) | CAMEO Chemicals |
| IDLH | 500.0 [ppm] | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| IDLH | 500 ppm | Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) |
These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
2-ethoxyethyl acetate properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
2-ethoxyethyl acetate boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 156.4 °C (313.5 °F) | HSDB | |
| 156.11 °C (313 °F) | NIOSH | ||
| 156.11 °C (313 °F) | at 760 mmHg | CAMEO |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | -61.7 °C (-79.1 °F) | HSDB | |
| -61.67 °C (-79 °F) | NIOSH | ||
| -61.72 °C (-79.1 °F) | CAMEO |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 0.98 g/cm³ | NIOSH | |
| 0.975 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | HSDB | |
| 0.974 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | CAMEO |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Very soluble in ethyl alcohol, ethyl ether | HSDB | |
| MISCIBLE WITH OLIVE OIL IN ALL PROP | HSDB | ||
| Miscible with aromatic hydrocarbons | HSDB |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 2 mmHg | NIOSH | |
| 1.2 mmHg | at 20 °C | CAMEO | |
| 2 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 52 °C (125.6 °F) | Closed cup | HSDB |
| 51.11 °C (124 °F) | NIOSH | ||
| 57.22 °C (135 °F) | CAMEO |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate autoignition temperature
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autoignition temperature | 379.44 °C (715 °F) | HSDB | |
| 379 °C (714.2 °F) | ICSC |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate lower explosive limit (LEL)
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower explosive limit (LEL) | 1.7 % by volume | HSDB |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate upper explosive limit (UEL)
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper explosive limit (UEL) | 10 % by volume | HSDB | |
| 6.7 % by volume | CAMEO | ||
| 14 % by volume | ICSC |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate vapor density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor density | 4.72 (air = 1) | HSDB | |
| 4.7 (air = 1) | ICSC |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate odor threshold
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odor threshold | Odor Threshold Low: 0.06 [ppm] | Haz-Map | |
| Odor Threshold High: 0.13 [ppm] | Haz-Map | ||
| Detection odor threshold from AIHA (mean = 0.06 ppm) | Haz-Map |
2-ethoxyethyl acetate critical temperature and pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical temperature and pressure | 333.89 °C (633 °F) | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Fire and explosion
2-ethoxyethyl acetate fire and explosion behaviour
These are descriptions rather than measured values, so they are kept out of the table above and quoted here with the source that reported them.
2-ethoxyethyl acetate fire potential
MODERATE, WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME; CAN REACT WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS. SPONTANEOUS HEATING: NO.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
10 · Handling and storage
2-ethoxyethyl acetate storage and handling
2-ethoxyethyl acetate peroxide formation
B*: Compounds that form peroxides on concentration (distillation/evaporation)
Source: Lab and Research Safety, University of Minnesota
2-ethoxyethyl acetate safe storage
Fireproof. Separated from strong oxidants, strong bases and strong acids. Keep in the dark.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
2-ethoxyethyl acetate storage conditions
MATERIALS WHICH ARE TOXIC AS STORED OR WHICH CAN DECOMPOSE INTO TOXIC COMPONENTS ... SHOULD BE STORED IN A COOL WELL VENTILATED PLACE, OUT OF THE DIRECT RAYS OF THE SUN, AWAY FROM AREAS OF HIGH FIRE HAZARD, AND SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY INSPECTED. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS SHOULD BE ISOLATED ...
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
2-ethoxyethyl acetate incompatible materials
Incompatibilities: Nitrates, strong oxidizers, strong alkalies, strong acids.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
2-ethoxyethyl acetate reactivity
Mixing ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER ACETATE in equal molar portions with any of the following substances in a closed container caused the temperature and pressure to increase: chlorosulfonic acid, oleum, and vinyl acetate, NFPA 1991.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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11 · Questions
2-ethoxyethyl acetate — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of 2-ethoxyethyl acetate?
The CAS number of 2-ethoxyethyl acetate is 111-15-9. Its EC number is 203-839-2.
What is the chemical formula of 2-ethoxyethyl acetate?
The molecular formula of 2-ethoxyethyl acetate is C6H12O3 and its molecular weight is 132.16 g/mol.
What does a 2-ethoxyethyl acetate label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for 2-ethoxyethyl acetate carries the pictograms Flame, Health hazard and Exclamation mark and the signal word is Danger.
Is 2-ethoxyethyl acetate flammable?
Yes. CLP Annex VI assigns 2-ethoxyethyl acetate H226 — flammable liquid and vapour. The flash point reported for it is 52 °C (125.6 °F), Closed cup (HSDB).
Is 2-ethoxyethyl acetate a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 2-ethoxyethyl acetate. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.
What is the exposure limit for 2-ethoxyethyl acetate?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for 2-ethoxyethyl acetate is 100.0 [ppm] (Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.
What is the boiling point of 2-ethoxyethyl acetate?
The boiling point reported for 2-ethoxyethyl acetate is 156.4 °C (313.5 °F) (HSDB).
What is the melting point of 2-ethoxyethyl acetate?
The melting point reported for 2-ethoxyethyl acetate is -61.7 °C (-79.1 °F) (HSDB).
How should 2-ethoxyethyl acetate be stored?
CLP Annex VI assigns 2-ethoxyethyl acetate the storage statement P403. MATERIALS WHICH ARE TOXIC AS STORED OR WHICH CAN DECOMPOSE INTO TOXIC COMPONENTS ... SHOULD BE STORED IN A COOL WELL VENTILATED PLACE, OUT OF THE DIRECT RAYS OF THE SUN, AWAY FROM AREAS OF HIGH FIRE HAZARD, AND SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY INSPECTED. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS SHOULD BE ISOLATED ... (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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