Ethylene Glycol

• Formula: C₂H₆O₂

• MW: 62.07

• SMILES String: OCCO

• Synonyms: 1,2-Dihydroxyethane; 1,2-Ethanediol; Dowtherm 4000; Dowtherm SR 1; DuPont Zonyl FSE Fluorinated Surfactants; DuPont Zonyl FSO Fluorinated Surfactants; EG; Ethane-1,2-diol; ethylene alcohol; ethylene dihydrate; Fridex; Glycol; Glycol Alcohol; lutrol-9; M.E.G.; macrogol 400 bpc; monoethylene glycol; norkool; tescol; ucar 17

• CAS Reg. 107-21-1

• PubChem Substance Entry

• National Toxicology Program

• Common metabolism (KEGG)

• EAWAG-BBD reactions whose product is Ethylene Glycol
  • o-Dihydroxethoxyacetate -----> Ethylene Glycol + Glyoxylate (reacID# r1617)
  • 1,4-Dioxane -----> Ethylene Glycol (reacID# r1573)
  • Ethylene Oxide -----> Ethylene Glycol (reacID# r0594)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD compound, compID# c0542.
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