Dimethoxyethane

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Dimethoxyethane
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dimethoxyethane[1]
Other names
Ethane-1,2-diyl dimethyl ether[1]
DME
Glyme
Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether
Monoglyme
Dimethyl glycol
Dimethyl cellosolve
Identifiers
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Abbreviations DME
1209237
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1801
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Properties
C4H10O2
Molar mass 90.122 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 0.8683 g/cm3
Melting point −69[2] °C (−92 °F; 204 K)
Boiling point 85 °C (185 °F; 358 K)
miscible
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Flash point −2 °C (28 °F; 271 K)
Related compounds
Related Ethers
Dimethoxymethane
Related compounds
Ethylene glycol
1,4-Dioxane
Diethylene 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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Dimethoxyethane, also known as glyme, monoglyme, dimethyl glycol, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, dimethyl cellosolve, and DME, is a colorless, aprotic, and liquid ether that is used as a solvent, especially in batteries.[3] Dimethoxyethane is miscible with water.

Production

Monoglyme is produced industrially by the reaction of dimethylether with ethylene oxide:[4][5]

CH3OCH3 + CH2CH2O → CH3OCH2CH2OCH3

Applications as solvent and ligand

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Structure of the coordination complex NbCl3(dimethoxyethane)(3-hexyne).[6]

Together with a high-permittivity solvent (e.g. propylene carbonate), dimethoxyethane is used as the low-viscosity component of the solvent for electrolytes of lithium batteries. In the laboratory, DME is used as a coordinating solvent.

Dimethoxyethane is often used as a higher-boiling-point alternative to diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran. Dimethoxyethane acts as a bidentate ligand for some metal cations. It is therefore often used in organometallic chemistry. Grignard reactions and hydride reductions are typical application. It is also suitable for palladium-catalyzed reactions including Suzuki reactions and Stille couplings. Dimethoxyethane is also a good solvent for oligo- and polysaccharides.

Sodium naphthalide dissolved in dimethoxyethane is used as a PTFE etching solution that removes fluorine atoms from the surface, which get replaced by oxygen, hydrogen, and water. This physically etches the surface as well to prepare the surface for better adhesion.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b 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:10.1039/9781849733069-00648. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ethane, 1,2-dimethoxy-". NIST Chemistry WebBook, SRD 69. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  3. ^ D. Berndt, D. Spahrbier, "Batteries" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Siegfried Rebsdat; Dieter Mayer (2000). "Ethylene Glycol". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a10_101. ISBN 3-527-30673-0.
  5. ^ Dimethoxyethane
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Arteaga-Müller, Rocío; Tsurugi, Hayato; Saito, Teruhiko; Yanagawa, Masao; Oda, Seiji; Mashima, Kazushi (2009). "New Tantalum Ligand-Free Catalyst System for Highly Selective Trimerization of Ethylene Affording 1-Hexene: New Evidence of a Metallacycle Mechanism". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131 (15): 5370–5371. doi:10.1021/ja8100837. PMID 20560633.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tetra-Etch FAQ". Weiser Industries USA Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2023.