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2-(2-Propoxyethoxy)ethanol

CAS 6881-94-3

2-(2-Propoxyethoxy)ethanol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2-(2-Propoxyethoxy)ethanol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Diethylene glycol monopropyl ether · 2-(2-Propoxyethoxy)ethan-1-ol · 2-(2-propoxietoxi)etanol · 2-(2-propyoxyethoxy)ethanol · 2-(PROPOXYETHOXY)ETHANOL · 3,6-dioxanonan-1-ol

Show all 18 names

Diaethylenglykol-monopropylaether · Diethylene glycol mono-n-propyl ether · Djcyddalxphshr-uhfffaoysa-n · Diethylene glycol propyl ether · Eastman DP Solvent · Ethanol, 2(2propoxyethoxy) · Ethanol, 2-(2-propoxyethoxy)- · Propoxy diethylene glycol · Propyl carbitol · UNII-T8K0B3U2HC · diethylene glycol monopropyl ether (sara 313) · diethylene glycol monopropyl ether (sara iii)

What it does

Used in consumer products as a film former and a solvent.

  • Film former
  • Solvent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 2-(2-Propoxyethoxy)ethanol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 58 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Specialty occupational products, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dispersing agent, Solvent, Film former.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 58 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Specialty occupational products, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dispersing agent, Solvent, Film former.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 2-(2-Propoxyethoxy)ethanol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2021-06-08

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 2-(2-Propoxyethoxy)ethanol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

58

Named organisations

1

Raw materialsSpecialty occupational productsConstruction and building materialsVehicleHome maintenance

Typical roles

Film formerSolvent
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