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Methoxyacetic acid, 97%
CAS: 625-45-6 | C3H6O3 | 90.078 g/mol
| Catalog Number | Quantity |
|---|---|
| ALFB22917.18 | 50 g |
Catalog number ALFB22917.18
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Quantity:
50 g
Specifications
Chemical Name or MaterialMethoxyacetic acid
CAS625-45-6
Health Hazard 1H302-H314-H335-H360FD
Health Hazard 2GHS H Statement
H360-H314-H302
May damage fertility or the unborn child.
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
Harmful if swallowed.
H360-H314-H302
May damage fertility or the unborn child.
Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
Harmful if swallowed.
Health Hazard 3P201-P202-P260-P264b-P270-P271-P281-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P310-P330-P331-P363-P501c
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Methoxyacetic acid is used in zebrafish embryotoxicity test to evaluate chemical toxicity after exposure of the complete vertebrate embryo during embryogenesis. It is also used in industry as gelling, viscosity and stabilizer reagent.
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Applications
Methoxyacetic acid is used in zebrafish embryotoxicity test to evaluate chemical toxicity after exposure of the complete vertebrate embryo during embryogenesis. It is also used in industry as gelling, viscosity and stabilizer reagent.
Solubility
Miscible with water.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong bases.
Methoxyacetic acid is used in zebrafish embryotoxicity test to evaluate chemical toxicity after exposure of the complete vertebrate embryo during embryogenesis. It is also used in industry as gelling, viscosity and stabilizer reagent.
Solubility
Miscible with water.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Reacts with thionyl chloride on prolonged refluxing, to give chloromethyl methyl ether, reportedly free from the highly carcinogenic bis(chloromethyl)ether: Synthesis, 727 (1984).
- świechowicz, B. S.; Szymczak, W.; Budziszewska, B.; Starek, A. Testicular effect of a mixture of 2-methoxyethanol and 2-ethoxyethanol in rats. Pharmacol. Rep. 2015, 67 (2), 289-293.
- Grala, A.; Pietkiewicz, M. W.; Wojewódzka, A.; Dabergut, M.; Justyniak, I.; Lewiński, J. Structural Diversity of Ethylzinc Carboxylates. Organometallics 2015, 34 (20), 4959-4964.