Diglyme

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Diglyme
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1-Methoxy-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane[1]
Other names
Diglyme
2-Methoxyethyl ether
Di(2-methoxyethyl) ether
Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether
Identifiers
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3D model (JSmol)
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1736101
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26843
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UN number 2252 1993
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Properties
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Molar mass 134.175 g·mol−1
Density 0.937 g/mL
Melting point −64 °C (−83 °F; 209 K)
Boiling point 162 °C (324 °F; 435 K)
Miscible
Hazards
Flash point 57 °C (135 °F; 330 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
Diethylene glycol diethyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Diglyme, or bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether, is an organic compound with the chemical formula Page Module:Chem2/styles.css has no content.(CH3OCH2CH2)2O. It is a colorless liquid with a slight ether-like odor. It is a solvent with a high boiling point. It is the dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol. The name diglyme is a portmanteau of diglycol methyl ether. It is miscible with water as well as organic solvents.

It is prepared by a reaction of dimethyl ether and ethylene oxide over an acid catalyst.[2]

Solvent

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Structure of [Na(diglyme)2]+ as found in its salt with the fluorenyl anion.[3]

Because of its resistance to strong bases, diglyme is favored as a solvent for reactions of alkali metal reagents even at high temperatures. Rate enhancements in reactions involving organometallic reagents, such as Grignard reactions or metal hydride reductions, have been observed when using diglyme as a solvent.[4][5]

Diglyme is also used as a solvent in hydroboration reactions with diborane.[6][7]

It serves as a chelate for alkali metal cations, leaving anions more active.

Safety

The European Chemicals Agency lists diglyme as a substance of very high concern (SVHC) as a reproductive toxin.[8]

At higher temperatures and in the presence of active metals diglyme is known to decompose, which can produce large amounts of gas and heat.[9] This decomposition led to the T2 Laboratories reactor explosion in 2007.[10]

References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 704. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
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  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.S. Neander; J. Kornich; F. Olbrich (2002). "Novel Fluorenyl Alkali Metal DIGLYME Complexes: Synthesis and Solid State Structures". J. Organomet. Chem. 656 (1–2): 89. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(02)01563-2.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.J. E. Ellis; A. Davison; G. W. Parshall; E. R. Wonchoba (1976). "Tris[Bis(2‐Methoxyethyl)Ether]Potassium and Tetraphenylarsonium Hexacarbonylmetallates(1–) of Niobium and Tantalum". In Fred Basolo (ed.). Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 16. pp. 68–73. doi:10.1002/9780470132470.ch21. ISBN 978-0-470-13247-0.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.J. E. Siggins; A. A. Larsen; J. H. Ackerman; C. D. Carabateas (1973). "3,5-Dinitrobenzaldehyde". Organic Syntheses. 53: 52. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.053.0052.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Michael W. Rathke; Alan A. Millard (1978). "Boranes in Functionalization of Olefins to Amines: 3-Pinanamine". Organic Syntheses. 58: 32. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.058.0032.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ei-ichi Negishi; Herbert C. Brown (1983). "Perhydro-9b-Boraphenalene and Perhydro-9b-Phenalenol". Organic Syntheses. 61: 103. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.061.0103.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Inclusion of Substances of Very High Concern in the Candidate List (Decision of the European Chemicals Agency)". 19 Dec 2011.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pitt, Martin J. (July 12, 2010). "Chemical Safety: Dangers Of Diglyme". cen.acs.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Willey, Ronald J.; Fogler, H. Scott; Cutlip, Michael B. (March 2011). "The integration of process safety into a chemical reaction engineering course: Kinetic modeling of the T2 incident". Process Safety Progress. 30 (1): 39–44. doi:10.1002/prs.10431. hdl:2027.42/83180. S2CID 109207593.