Butyl glycol

Butyl glycol is a clear, colorless oily liquid with a high boiling point, low volatility and slightly fruity odour. As with other glycol ethers, it is bifunctional, containing an ether and an alcohol group in the same molecule. It is completely miscible with water and a wide variety of organic solvents. This excellent miscibility makes it a versatile solvent and coupling agent offering excellent performance properties in a wide range of applications. Its bifunctional nature also means exhibiting the reactions typical of an alcohol, ie. esterification, etherification, oxidation and formation of an ether with acetates and alcoholates, which forms peroxide in the presence of atmospheric oxygen. Butyl glycol is produced by the reaction of ethylene oxide with normal butanol (n-butanol) in the presence of a catalyst. Butyl glycol is a flammable material. Keep the product and empty containers away from heat, sparks and flames.