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Neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether

CAS 17557-23-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

54847-49-3

Neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2,2-DIMETHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIYLBIS(GLYCIDYL ether) · Diluent 678 · Isopropylidenebis(methylene)bis(glycidyl ether) · Nneopentylglycol diglycidyl ether · 1,3-BIS(GLYCIDYLOXY)-2,2-DIMETHYLPROPANE · 1,3-Bis(2,3-epoxypropoxy)-2,2-dimethylpropane

Show all 18 names

2,2-BIS(GLYCIDYLOXYMETHYL)PROPANE · 2,2-DIMETHYLOLPROPANE diglycidyl ether · Araldite XU 193 · Diglycidyloxyneopentane · Diglycidyl ether of neopentyl gylcol · ED-523T · Heloxy WC-68 · Heloxy WC68 · J64.260F · Propane, 1,3-bis(2,3-epoxypropoxy)-2,2-dimethyl- · UNII-9288EM7AOW · diqlycidyl ether of neopentyl glycol

What it does

Used in consumer products as a thickener and a solvent.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 51 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Home maintenance, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Solvent, Anti-adhesive/cohesive.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 51 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Home maintenance, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Solvent, Anti-adhesive/cohesive.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 Neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether 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 January 7, 2008

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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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Reference links (3)
Openfda substance

nikkajiweb.jst.go.jp

Openfda substance

pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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 Neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

51

Named organisations

3

Industrial productsHome maintenanceConstructionRaw materials

Typical roles

ThickenerSolvent
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