Tetraethylene glycol butyl ether

Agent Name
Tetraethylene glycol butyl ether
Alternative Name
TetraEGBE
CAS Number
1559-34-8
Formula
C12-H26-O5
Major Category
Solvents
Tetraethylene glycol butyl ether formula graphical representation
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

Adverse Effects

Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Reproductive Toxin
Yes

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