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2-[2-(Hexyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol

CAS 112-59-4

2-[2-(Hexyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2-[2-(Hexyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2-((2-HEXYLOXY)ETHOXY)ETHANOL · Diethylene glycol monohexyl ether · 2-(2-hexoxyethoxy)ethanol · 3,6-DIOXADODECANOL-1 · Diethylene glycol mono(n-hexyl) ether · Diethylene glycol n-hexyl ether

Show all 25 names

Hexol carbitol · Hexyl carbitol · N-hexoxyethoxyethanol · N-hexyl carbitol · 2-(2-(HEXYLOXY)ETHOXY)ETHANOL · 2-(2-Hexyloxyethoxy)ethanol · 2-(2-hexiloxietoxi)etanol · 3,6-Dioxa-1-dodecanol · Dghe · Diaethylenglykol-monohexylaether · Diethylene glycol hexyl ether · Hexylkarbitol · diemethylene glycol mono-hexyl ether (vp 0.001 mm hg @ 20c) · diemethylene glycol mono-n hexyl ether (vp 0.001 mm hg @20c) · diethylene glycol mono-hexyl · diethylene glycol mono-n-hexyl-2-ether · hexyl carbitol (diethylene glycol monohexyl ether) · hexyl carbitol (diethylene glycol monohexyl ether)2-4% · hexyl carbitol (vp = 0.001)

What it does

Used in consumer products as a solvent.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. 2-[2-(Hexyloxy)ethoxy]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 28 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Vehicle, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 28 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Vehicle, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent.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-(Hexyloxy)ethoxy]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-(Hexyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

28

Named organisations

1

Home maintenanceVehicleSpecialty occupational productsRaw materials

Typical roles

Solvent
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