2,3-Epoxypropyl methyl ether
[CAS# 930-37-0]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives >> Aromatic hydrocarbon
• Name: 2,3-Epoxypropyl methyl ether
• Synonyms: 3-Methoxypropylene oxide; Denacol EX 131; Epiol M; Glycidol methyl ether; Glycidyl methyl ether; Methyl glycidyl ether; NSC 86950
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₈O₂
• Molecular Weight: 88.11
• CAS Registry Number: 930-37-0
• EC Number: 213-216-7

Properties

• Solubility: Soluble (78 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.9807 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^**
• Boiling point: 113 ºC (760 Torr)^**
• Refractive index: 1.4048 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^***
• Flash point: 8.1±3.4 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2015 ACD/Labs)

^** Kucharski, Stanislaw; Roczniki Chemii 1977, V51(7-8), P1337-44.

^*** Movsumzade, M. M.; Azerbaidzhanskii Khimicheskii Zhurnal 1966, (6), P38-41.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H311
Flammable liquids	Flam. Liq.	2	H225
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2A	H319
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Flammable liquids	Flam. Liq.	3	H226