Tetraethylene glycol butyl ether

Synonyms

3,6,9,12-Tetraoxahexadecan-1-ol; Tetraethylene glycol, monobutyl ether; [ChemIDplus] Butoxytetraethylene glycol; [ICSC] Butyl tetraglycol; Butyltetraglycol; Butyltetraglycol ether; Tetraethyleneglycol (mono)butylether; Tetraethyleneglycol monobutyl ether [IUCLID] TetraBE; [OECD SIDS: High Boiling Ethylene Glycol Ethers - 2002]

Category

Glycol Ethers (E Series)

Description

Colorless liquid; [ICSC]

Sources/Uses

Permitted for use as an inert ingredient in non-food pesticide products; [EPA] Only available commercially in glycol ether mixtures; High boiling ethylene glycol ethers are mainly used in automotive hydraulic brake fluids; [OECD SIDS: High Boiling Ethylene Glycol Ethers - 2002]

Comments

An eye and mild skin irritant; Ingestion may cause vomiting leading to aspiration pneumonitis; [ICSC] Similar glycol ethers demonstrate low acute toxicity by oral, dermal, and inhalation exposure; Histopathological liver changes and testicular toxicity at high doses in sub-chronic oral studies of rats; [OECD SIDS: High Boiling Ethylene Glycol Ethers - 2002]

Biomedical References

Acute solvent syndrome

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Yes

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Solvents, acute toxic effect