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Ethylene glycol (data page)

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This page provides supplementary chemical data on ethylene glycol.

Material Safety Data Sheet

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The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. It is highly recommended that you seek the Material Safety Datasheet (MSDS) for this chemical from a reliable source and follow its directions.

Structure and properties

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Structure and properties
Index of refraction, nD 1.4318 at 20°C
Abbe number ?
Dielectric constant, εr [1] 41.4 ε0 at 20 °C
Bond strength ?
Bond length ?
Bond angle ?
Magnetic susceptibility ?
Surface tension[1] 47.99 dyn/cm at 25°C
Viscosity[1] 16.1 mPa·s at 25°C

Thermodynamic properties

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Phase behavior
Triple point 256 K (−17 °C), ? Pa
Critical point 720 K (447 °C), 8.2 MPa
Standard enthalpy change of fusion, ΔfusHo 9.9 kJ/mol
Standard entropy change of fusion, ΔfusSo 38.2 J/(mol·K)
Standard enthalpy change of vaporization, ΔvapHo 65.6 kJ/mol
Standard entropy change of vaporization, ΔvapSo ? J/(mol·K)
Solid properties
Standard enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHosolid ? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Sosolid ? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp ? J/(mol K)
Liquid properties
Standard enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHoliquid −460 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Soliquid 166.9 J/(mol·K)
Heat capacity, cp 149.5 J/(mol·K)
Gas properties
Standard enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHogas −3955.4 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Sogas 311.8 J/(mol·K)
Heat capacity, cp 78 J/(mol·K) at 25 °C

Vapor pressure of liquid

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P in mm Hg 1 10 40 100 400 760
T in °C 53.0 92.1 120.0 141.8 178.5 197.3

Table data obtained from CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 44th ed.

Temperature dependence of ethylene glycol vapor pressure. Uses formula obtained from CHERIC[2]

Freezing point of aqueous solutions

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% ethylene glycol by volume 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Freezing point (°F) −1.1 −2.2 −3.9 −6.7 −8.9 −12.8 −16.1 −20.6 −26.7 −33.2
Specific gravity d90° 1.004 1.006 1.012 1.017 1.020 1.024 1.028 1.032 1.037 1.040

Table obtained from Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed. Specific gravity is referenced to water at 15.6 °C.

See also "Typical Freezing and Boiling Points of Aqueous Solutions of DOWTHERM SR-1 and DOWTHERM-SR4000" (PDF). Dow Chemical. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.

Distillation data

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Vapor–liquid equilibrium for ethylene glycol/water[3]
P = 760 mmHg
BP
temp.
°C
% by mole water
liquid vapor
110.00 79.8 99.3
116.40 61.3 98.5
124.30 55.9 97.7
124.50 55.3 97.6
126.00 48.2 97.1
128.10 42.6 96.3
129.50 41.1 96.2
130.50 38.8 95.5
131.20 36.5 95.2
135.20 28.9 92.6
136.00 28.3 92.4
138.00 24.1 90.9
142.50 21.6 88.7
149.00 17.8 85.2
158.10 12.9 77.6
167.40 10.2 70.6
178.60 6.5 56.3
184.20 3.4 37.9
   
Vapor–liquid equilibrium for ethylene glycol/methanol[3]
P = 760 mmHg
BP
temp.
°C
% by mole methanol
liquid vapor
66.70 93.0 99.9
73.20 82.1 99.8
79.60 66.4 99.7
84.70 53.0 99.3
90.20 45.7 99.0
93.80 40.6 98.5
101.40 36.3 97.9
102.70 35.6 97.5
104.90 32.2 96.7
105.10 22.7 94.6
109.90 21.2 93.3
113.00 19.5 92.3
121.50 13.7 86.4
149.60 10.3 74.6
157.50 4.6 51.5
166.30 3.6 42.0
175.20 2.5 30.4
183.50 1.4 18.1
189.10 0.5 6.8

Spectral data

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UV-Vis
λmax ? nm
Extinction coefficient, ε ?
IR
Major absorption bands ? cm−1
NMR
Proton NMR 3.3-3.7 ppm
Carbon-13 NMR 62-65 ppm
Other NMR data  
MS
Masses of
main fragments
 


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References

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  1. ^ a b c David R. Lide. Handbook of chemistry and physics CRC (2007), 87th ed.
  2. ^ "Temperature Dependent Properties. [PVP] Vapor pressure of ETHYLENE GLYCOL" (Queriable database). Pure Component Properties. Chemical Engineering Research Information Center. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Binary Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium Data" (Queriable database). Chemical Engineering Research Information Center. Retrieved 8 June 2007.