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Properties of substance:

ethylene glycol

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C2H6O2

Structural formula as text:

HOCH2CH2OH

Molar/atomic mass: 62.07

Melting point (°C):

-12.6

Boiling point (°C):

197.85

Decomposition temperature (°C):

500-550

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

1-butanol: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
acetic acid: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
acetone: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
ammonia liquid : miscible [Ref.]
aniline: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
benzene: 6 (25°C) [Ref.]
benzylic alcohol: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
carbon tetrachloride: 6.6 (25°C) [Ref.]
chloroform: insoluble [Ref.]
cyclohexanone: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
diethyl ether: 7.89 (20°C) [Ref.]
ethanol: miscible [Ref.]
formamide: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
glycerol: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
heptane: 0.062 (67.9°C) [Ref.]
i-propanol: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
methanol: miscible (20°C) [Ref.]
petroleum ether: insoluble [Ref.]
water: miscible [Ref.]

Properties of solutions:

2% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0007 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -0.6
4% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0032 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -1.3
6% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0057 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -2.
8% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0082 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -2.7
10% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0108 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -3.5
  Boiling point (°C) = 101.1
12% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -4.4
14% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -5.3
16% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -6.3
18% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -7.3
20% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0241 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -8.
  Boiling point (°C) = 102.2
22% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -9.
24% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -11.
26% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -12.
28% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -13.
30% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -15.
  Boiling point (°C) = 103.3
32% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0405 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -17.
34% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -18.
36% (wt.), solvent - water
  Dynamic viscosity (mPa·s) = 2.537 (20°)
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.046 (20°)
  Index of refraction = 1.3687 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -19.82
38% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -22.
40% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0514 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -24.
  Boiling point (°C) = 105.
42% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -26.
44% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -28.
45,6% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -30.
46% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -31.
48% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0619 (20°)
  Freezing point (°C) = -33.
50% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -36.
  Boiling point (°C) = 107.2
52% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -38.
54% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -41.
56% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -44.
58% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -48.
60% (wt.), solvent - water
  Density (g/cm3) = 1.0765 (20°)
  Boiling point (°C) = 110.
63,1% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -60.
66,7% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -75.
70% (wt.), solvent - water
  Boiling point (°C) = 114.4
72,1% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -60.
78,4% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -50.
80% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -47.
  Boiling point (°C) = 122.2
82% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -43.
84% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -40.
86% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -36.
88% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -33.
90% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -29.
  Boiling point (°C) = 137.2
91% (wt.), solvent - water
  Boiling point (°C) = 140.
92% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -26.
  Boiling point (°C) = 142.8
93% (wt.), solvent - water
  Boiling point (°C) = 145.6
94% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -23.
  Boiling point (°C) = 149.4
95% (wt.), solvent - water
  Boiling point (°C) = 153.9
96% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -19.
  Boiling point (°C) = 159.4
97% (wt.), solvent - water
  Boiling point (°C) = 165.6
98% (wt.), solvent - water
  Freezing point (°C) = -16.
  Boiling point (°C) = 173.9
99% (wt.), solvent - water
  Boiling point (°C) = 183.9

Numerical data:

Sweetness potency сompared with a 2% (w/v) aqueous solution of sucrose: 0.49

Density:

1.134 (-10°C, g/cm3)
1.127 (0°C, g/cm3)
1.12 (10°C, g/cm3)
1.113 (20°C, g/cm3)
1.106 (30°C, g/cm3)
1.093 (50°C, g/cm3)
1.078 (70°C, g/cm3)
1.055 (100°C, g/cm3)
1.014 (150°C, g/cm3)
0.985 (180°C, g/cm3)

Refractive index (nD):

1.43192 (20°C)

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.06 (20°C)
0.7 (50°C)
1.3 (60°C)
5 (80°C)
12 (95°C)
25 (109°C)
43 (120°C)
75 (132.2°C)
219 (160°C)
312 (170°C)
435 (180°C)
605 (190°C)
820 (200°C)

    Dissociation:

    pKa (1) = 15.1 (25°C, water)

    Viscosity (mPa·s):

    20.9 (20°C)

    Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

    -454.3 (l)

    Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

    -322.7 (l)

    Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

    166.9 (l)

    Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

    11.23

    Flash point (°C):

    111

    Autoignition temperature (°C):

    410

    Heat of combustion (kJ/mol):

    1179.5

    Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

    -392.2 (g)

    Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

    303.8 (g)

    Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

    82.7 (g)

    LD50 (mg/kg):

    8050 (white mice, oral)
    5000 (rabbits, oral)
    13000 (rats, oral)
    11150 (guinea pig, oral)

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