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124 DIETHYLENE GLYCOL
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Protective clothing;
rubber gloves and goggles; organic vapor canister of air mask; Symptoms Following Exposure: High
vapor concentrations can cause headache, irritation of eyes and respiratory tract, dizziness, nausea,
weakness, loss of consciousness; General Treatment for Exposure: INHALATION: remove from
exposure; administer artificial respiration and oxygen if needed. EYES: flush with water for at least
15 min.; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value): Data not available; Short-Tern Exposure
Limits: Data not available; Toxicity by Ingestion: Data not available; Late Toxicity: None; Vapor (Gas)
Irritant Characteristics: Vapors may cause slight smarting of eyes; Liquid or Solid Im’tant
Characteristics: Minimum hazard; Odor Threshold. Data not available.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F): 115 OC; 77 CC; Flammable Lids in Air (W): Data not
available; Fire Extinguishing Agents: Foam, carbon dioxide, dry chemical; Fire Extinguishing Agents
Not to be Used: Water; Special Hazards of Combustion Proahcts: Not pertinent; Behavior in Fire: Not
pertinent; Ignition Temperature : No data; Burning Rate: 3.4 mmlmin.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water : Too slow to be hazardous; Reactivity with Comn
Materials: No reaction; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics:
Not pertinent; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerizm‘on: Not pertinent.

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL
Chemjcal Designations - Qmnyms: Bis(2-hydroxyethy1)ether; Diglycol; B,P-Dihydroxydiethyl Ether;
3-0xa-1,5-pentanediol; 2,2’-Oxybisethanol; Chemical Fonnula: (HOCH,CH,),O.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normally shipped): Liquid; Color: Colorless; Odor:
Practically odorless.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 “c and I atm. : Liquid; Molecular Weight:
106.12; Boiling Point at I atm.: 473,245,518; Freezing Point: 20, -8,265; Critical Temperature: 766,
408, 681; Critical Pressure: 680, 46, 4.7; Specipc Gravity: 1.118 at 20°C (liquid); Vapor (Gas)
Density: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specvc Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent; Latent Heat of
Vaporization: 270, 150, 6.28; Heat of Combustion: -9,617, -5,343, -223.7; Heal of Decomposition:
Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Full face mask with
canister for short exposures to high vapors levels; rubber gloves; goggles; Symptoms Following
Exposure: Ingestion of large amounts may cause degeneration of kidney and liver and cause death.
Liquid may cause slight skin irritation; General Treatment for Exposure: INHALATION: no problem
likely. If any ill defects do develop, get medical attention. INGESTION induce vomiting if ingested.
No known antidote; treat symptomatically. EYES AND SKIN: flush with water. If any ill defects
occur, get medical attention; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value): 100 ppm (suggested);
Short-Term Exposure Limits: Not pertinent; Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 0; LD, above 15 glkg (rat);
Late Toxicity: Kidney and liver damage; Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: None; Liquid or Solid
Irritant Characteristics: None; Odor Threshold Not pertinent.
Fire Hazards - Fhh Point (deg. F): 255 CC; Flammable Limits in Air (W): 1.6 - 10.8; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Alcohol foam, carbon dioxide, dry chemical; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not to
be Used: Water or foam may cause frothing; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Not pertinent;
Behavior in Fire: Not pertinent; Ignition Temperature (deg. F): 444; Electrical Hazard: Not pertinent;
Burning Rate: 1.5 dmin.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water : No reaction; Reactivity with Comn Materials: No
reaction; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent;
Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHYL ETHER
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: Bis(2-methoxyethy1)ether; Poly-Solv; Chemical Formula:
(CH,OCH,CHJ,O.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normally shipped) : Liquid; Color: Colorless; Odor:
Mild ethereal.