Versatile solvent with applications in coatings, cleaning products, and organic synthesis
Dipropylene glycol DME inert solvent
Änderungsdatum :
Juni 19, 2026
Dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether (Dipropylene glycol DME) is a clear, colorless liquid with low viscosity, even at low temperatures. It is completely miscible with most common organic solvents and has limited solubility in water. Due to its chemical stability and the absence of reactive groups, Dipropylene glycol DME can be used as an inert, aprotic reaction medium, for example, in organic reactions and polymerization processes. It is well-suited as a non-toxic alternative to N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) and N-ethyl pyrrolidone (NEP).
Product Information
Benefits
- Clear, colorless liquid with low viscosity, even at low temperatures
- Completely miscible with most common organic solvents
- Limited solubility in water
- Chemically stable and free of reactive groups
- Can be used as an inert, aprotic reaction medium
- Well-suited as a non-toxic alternative to NMP and NEP
- Useful in coatings, cleaning products, and organic synthesis
Product details
Chemical Type
- Ethers
- Glycol ethers
- Polyethylene glycol
- Esters
Anwendungen
- Special Solvents
- Synthesis
- Inks
- Crop protection
- Inkjet
- Waxes
Performance Claims
- Solubilizer
Please refer to the Material Safety Data Sheet for the complete and very latest safety information
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| CAS Number | 111109-77-4 |
| Molar mass | 162 g/mol |
| Purity | min. 99% (m/m) |
| Density at 20 °C | 0.903 g/cm3 |
| Boiling point at 1013 hPa | 173 °C |
| Freezing point / pour point | -80 °C |
| Viscosity at 20 °C | 1.12 mm2/s |
| Solubility in water | 35% |
| Ignition temperature | 165 °C |
| Flash point | 60-62 °C |
- Solvent-based coatings
- Coalescing agent
- Coalescing agent or solvent for isocyanate prepolymer in two-component polyurethane dispersions (2c-PUDs)
- Paint and varnish-stripping formulations when combined with a protic solvent
- Strongly acidic or alkaline industrial cleaning products, such as for cleaning metal surfaces
- Esterification reactions, used to remove water during azeotropic distillation
