dipropylene glycol

{{Short description|DPG can be used as fixative for ittar making}}

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| Name = Dipropylene glycol

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| IUPACName = 4-Oxa-2,6-heptandiol and
4-Oxa-1,7-heptandiol

| OtherNames = 1,1'-Oxybis(1-propanol) and
1,1'-Oxybis(2-propanol)

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| index2_label= 4-oxa-2,6-heptandiol

| InChI = 1/2C6H14O3/c1-5(7)3-9-4-6(2)8;1-3-5(7)9-6(8)4-2/h2*5-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3

| InChIKey = ZWHXRCBKXVJADE-UHFFFAOYAU

| CASNo = 25265-71-8

| EC_number = 219-251-4

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| PubChem = 32857

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| UNII = E107L85C40

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| StdInChI = 1S/2C6H14O3/c1-5(7)3-9-4-6(2)8;1-3-5(7)9-6(8)4-2/h2*5-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3

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| StdInChIKey = ZWHXRCBKXVJADE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| InChI2=1S/C6H14O3/c1-3-5(7)9-6(8)4-2/h5-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3

| InChIKey2 = QYSXYAURTRCDJU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES2 = CC(O)COCC(C)O

| SMILES = OCCCOCCCO

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| Formula = C₆H₁₄O₃

| MolarMass = 134.173 g/mol

| Appearance = colorless liquid

| Density = 1.0206 g/cm³ at 20 °C

| Solubility = Miscible

| SolubleOther = Soluble in ethanol

| MeltingPt =

| BoilingPtC = 230.5

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{{Cite book

| last = Lide

| first = David R.

| year = 1998

| title = Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

| edition = 87

| publication-place = Boca Raton, Florida

| publisher = CRC Press

| isbn = 0-8493-0594-2

| pages = 342

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| NFPA-H = 1

| NFPA-F = 1

| NFPA-R = 0

| FlashPtC = 121

| AutoignitionPtC = 310

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|Section8={{Chembox Related

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| OtherCompounds = Ethylene glycol
Propylene glycol

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Dipropylene glycol is a mixture of three isomeric chemical compounds, 4-oxa-2,6-heptandiol, 2-(2-hydroxy-propoxy)-propan-1-ol, and 2-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethoxy)-propan-1-ol. It is a colorless, nearly odorless liquid with a high boiling point and low toxicity.

{{cite web

|title = Dipropylene Glycol Regular Grade (DPG)

|url = http://www.dow.com/propyleneglycol/prod/dpg.htm

|publisher = Dow Chemical

|access-date = 2009-04-07

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090315043527/http://www.dow.com/propyleneglycol/prod/dpg.htm

|archive-date = 2009-03-15

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{{cite book |title=Whittington's Dictionary of Plastics |editor= Lloyd R. Whittington |edition=3 |year=1993 |publisher=Technomic Publishing |isbn=1-56676-090-9 |page=138 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=791DhiI-D88C&q=%22Dipropylene+glycol%22&pg=PA138 |access-date=2009-04-07 }}