Diglycidyl ether

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| PIN = 2,2′-[Oxybis(methylene)]bis(oxirane)

| OtherNames = Glycidyl ether; Bis-(2,3-epoxypropyl)ether; Diallyl ether dioxide; Diepoxy propyl ether, DGE, 2-Epoxypropyl ether

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo = 2238-07-5

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = 8M5933D775

| PubChem = 16704

| ChemSpiderID = 15839

| EC_number = 218-802-6

| RTECS = KN2350000

| UNNumber = 2922

| SMILES = O1CC1COCC2OC2

| InChI = 1/C6H10O3/c1(5-3-8-5)7-2-6-4-9-6/h5-6H,1-4H2

| InChIKey = GYZLOYUZLJXAJU-UHFFFAOYAO

| StdInChI = 1S/C6H10O3/c1(5-3-8-5)7-2-6-4-9-6/h5-6H,1-4H2

| StdInChIKey = GYZLOYUZLJXAJU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=6 | H=10 | O=3

| Appearance = colorless liquid

| Odor = strong, irritating

| Density = 1.12 g/mL

| MeltingPt =

| BoilingPtF = 500

| BoilingPt_ref =

| Solubility =

| VaporPressure = 0.09 mmHg (25°C)

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|Section3={{Chembox Hazards

| MainHazards = carcinogen

| GHSPictograms = {{GHS05}}{{GHS06}}{{GHS07}}

| GHSSignalWord = Danger

| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|302|311|314|315|317|330}}

| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|260|261|264|270|271|272|280|284|301+312|301+330+331|302+352|303+361+353|304+340|305+351+338|310|312|320|321|322|330|332+313|333+313|361|362|363|403+233|405|501}}

| FlashPtF = 147

| FlashPt_ref =

| AutoignitionPt =

| PEL = C 0.5 ppm (2.8 mg/m³){{PGCH|0215}}

| REL = Ca TWA 0.1 ppm (0.5 mg/m³)

| IDLH = Ca [10 ppm]

| LC50 = 30 ppm (mouse, 4 hr)
86 ppm (mouse, 4 hr)
30 ppm (mouse, 8 hr)
200 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
68 ppm (rat, 8 hr){{IDLH|2238075|Diglycidyl ether}}

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Diglycidyl ethers are chemical compounds used as a reactive diluents for epoxy resin. Other uses include treating textiles and stabilizing chlorinated organic compounds. Diglycidyl ether itself is extremely toxic, and can prove fatal or cause permanent damage if inhaled or consumed orally. As a class of compounds, there are a number of them available commercially with much lower toxicity profiles.{{Cite web|title=Poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDGE 600)|url=https://www.polysciences.com/default/catalog-products/monomers-polymers/polymers/epoxy-resins/poly-ethylene-glycol-diglycidyl-ether-pegdge-600|website=www.polysciences.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-01}}{{Citation|last=Berdasco|first=Nancy Anne M.|title=Epoxy Compounds: Aromatic Diglycidyl Ethers, Polyglycidyl Ethers, Glycidyl Esters, and Miscellaneous Epoxy Compounds|date=2012|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/0471435139.tox083.pub2|work=Patty's Toxicology|pages=491–528|publisher=American Cancer Society|language=en|doi=10.1002/0471435139.tox083.pub2|isbn=978-0-471-12547-1|access-date=2020-05-01|last2=Waechter|first2=John M.|url-access=subscription}} One such example is epoxy resin itself Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether.