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g/cm3
mPa· s
°C
°C
123-38-6
58.1
47-48
0.797
0.375
-40
175
T4
Explosion limit
Ignition temperature
(DIN 51794)
°C
Temperature class
according to
DIN EN 60079-14
(VDE 0165)
Flash point
(DIN EN ISO 2719)
Evaporation number
(DIN 53170); Ether = 1
g/mol
Viscosity (20 °C)
(DIN 51562)
Density (20 °C)
(DIN 51757)
Refractive index n20D
(DIN 51423)
Boiling range
(1013 mbar)
(DIN 53171)
Formula
CAS-Number
Description
Molar mass
Oxygenated solvents by BASF
Vol.-%
Aldehydes
Propionaldehyde
CH3CH2CHO
2.3-21
Isobutyraldehyde
CH3C(CH3)HCHO
78-84-2
72.1
63-64.5
0.789
<-20
190
T4
1.6-11
n-Butyraldehyde
CH3CH2CH2CHO
123-72-8
72.1
75-76
0.799
-12
190
T4
1.7-11.1
Alcohols
n-Propanol
CH3(CH2)2OH
71-23-8
60.1
96.5-98
0.804
1.385
2.3
16
24
395
T2
2.4-13.2
Isobutanol
(CH3)2CHCH2OH
78-83-1
74.1
106-108
0.802
1.396
4.0
25
27
410
T2
1.6-12.3
n-Butanol
CH3(CH2)3OH
71-36-3
74.1
116-118
0.810
1.399
2.9
33
34
345
T2
1.4-11.3
n-Pentanol
CH3(CH2)4OH
71-41-0
88.2
137-139
0.815
1.410
3.3
96
49
300
T3
1.6-8.0
Pentanol mixture
CH3(CH2)4OH
CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2OH
94624-12-1
88.2
128-137
0.815
1.410
4.3
65
45
320
T2
1.2-10
3-Methyl-1-butanol
CH3C(CH3)HCH2CH2OH
123-51-3
88.2
129-130
0.828
43.5
335
T2
1.0-8.2
n-Propyl acetate
CH3COO(CH2)2CH3
109-60-4
102.1
101-102
0.888
1.385
0.6
5
10
430
T2
1.7-8.0
n-Butyl acetate
CH3COO(CH2)3CH3
123-86-4
116.2
124-128
0.881
1.394
0.7
12
27
415
T2
1.4-9.6
Pentyl acetate
C7H14O2 Mixed isomers
628-63-7*)
624-41-9
123-92-2
130.2
146-149
0.876
1.403
0.9
28
40
345
T2
1.4-8.4
2-Ethylhexyl acetate
CH3COOCH2CH(C2H5)
(CH2)3CH3
103-09-3
172.3
192-205
0.873
1.420
1.6
320
77
270
T3
1.1-7.5
Esters
Glycol ethers
n-Hexyl glycol
CH3(CH2)5OCH2CH2OH
112-25-4
146.2
200-212
0.887
1.429
5.3
~1200
94
220
T3
1.2-8.4
Butyl glycol
CH3(CH2)3OCH2CH2OH
111-76-2
118.2
168-172
0.901
1.419
3.3
160
67
230
T3
1.1-10.6
Butyl diglycol
CH3(CH2)3(OCH2CH2)2OH
112-34-5
162.2
228-232
0.954
1.432
5.9
~3500
105
210
T3
0.7-5.9
Butyl triglycol
CH3(CH2)3(OCH2CH2)3OH
CH3(CH2)3(OCH2CH2)4OH
143-22-6*
1559-34-8
–
265-350
0.994
1.440
10.5
~8000
144
203
T3
0.8-3.8
Solvenon® PM
CH3CH(OH)CH2OCH3
107-98-2
90.1
119-122
0.920
1.403
1.9
22
32
270
T3
1.7-11.5
4.1
~380
80
205
T3
1.4-10.4
125
60
250
T3
1.3-9.0
~1400
101
195
T4
1.0-6.2
>10000
129
190
T4
–
Solvenon DPM
C7H16O3 Mixed isomers
34590-94-8
148.2
185-195
0.957
1.422
Solvenon® PnB
CH3(CH2)3OCH2CH(CH3)OH
5131-66-8
132.2
~170
0.880
1.418
Solvenon® DPnB
C10H22O3
29911-28-2
190.3
225-235
~0.91
1.427
Solvenon® TPnB
C13H28O4
55934-93-5
248.4
272-282
~0.93
1.432
®
4.4
Glycol ether acetates
Butyl glycol acetate
CH3(CH2)3OCH2CH2OCOCH3
112-07-2
160.2
185–188
0.940
1.414
1.8
190
76
300
T3
1.0-6.1
Butyl diglycol acetate
CH3(CH2)3(OCH2CH2)2OCOCH3
124-17-4
204.3
238–248
0.976
1.426
3.5
>4000
102
265
T3
1.0-5.3
Methoxypropyl acetate
CH3OCH2CH(CH3)OCOCH3
108-65-6
132.2
145–147
0.967
1.402
1.2
33
45
315
T2
1.5-10.8
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