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Technical Data Sheet
Eastman™ 2-Ethylhexanol

Applications

Adhesives/sealants-B&C
Ag chem solvents
Agriculture intermediates
Architectural coatings
Auto OEM
Auto refinish
Automotive parts & accessories
Building materials
Construction chemicals
Diesel imed
Equipment & machinery
Gasoline intermediates
General industrial coatings
Graphic arts
Herbicides - intermediate for 2,4-d
Herbicides - intermediate for other
Industrial fuel imeds
Lubricants
Marine
Paints & coatings
Pipe non-food contact
Plasticizer
Process solvents
Protective coatings
Soap/detergents
Wetting agent
Wood coatings

Key Attributes

Defoaming, wetting, and dispersing characteristics
Excellent reactivity as an intermediate
Improves flow and gloss in baking finishes
Inert - Food use with limitations
Inert - Nonfood use
Inherently biodegradable
Non-HAP
Non-SARA
REACH compliant
Slow evaporation rate
Very low water miscibility

Product Description

Eastman™ 2-Ethylhexanol is an eight-carbon branched chain oxo alcohol having a high boiling point and slow evaporation rate. It is a versatile solvent featuring excellent reactivity as a chemical intermediate. It serves as a chain terminator in synthesizing condensation polymers and as an intermediate for plasticizers. Eastman™ 2-Ethylhexanol has low volatility and enhances the flow and gloss of baking enamels. It is also used as dispersing agent for pigment pastes.

The chemical substances for this product are listed as Inert Ingredients Permitted for Use in Nonfood Use Pesticide Products, and in Food Use Pesticide Products with limitations, under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). For details on specific permissions, click here.

Typical Properties

Property	Typical Value, Units
General
Acidity
as Acetic Acid	0.01 wt % max.
Assay	99.6 wt % min.
Autoignition Temperature	288 °C (550 °F)
Azeotropes
BP	99.1 °C (210.4 °F)
Wt % Water	80 wt %
Boiling Point
@ 760 mm Hg	182-186 °C (360-367 °F)
Color
Pt-Co	5 max.
Critical Pressure	27 ATM
Critical Temperature	367 °C
Critical Volume	485 ml/g·mol
Electrical Resistance	>20 Megohms
Empirical Formula	C₈H₁₈O
Evaporation Rate
(ether = 1)	1210.2
(n-butyl acetate = 1)	0.01
Expansion Coefficient, per °C
@ 20°C	0.00088
Flash Point
Tag Closed Cup	73 °C (164 °F)
Freezing Point	-70 °C (-94 °F)
Hansen Solubility Parameters
Hydrogen Bonding	11.9
Nonpolar	16.0
Polar	3.3
Total	20.3
Heat of Combustion	-1169 kcal/g·mol
Heat of Vaporization	11220 cal/g·mol
Liquid Heat Capacity
@ 25°C	75.43 cal/(g*mol)(°C)
Liquid Viscosity
@ 25°C	7.7 cP (mPa·s)
Molecular Weight	130.2
Nitrocellulose Solubility	Latent
Refractive Index
@ 20°C	1.43
Solubility
in Water, @ 20°C	0.1 wt %
Water in, @ 20°C	2.6 wt %
Specific Gravity
@ 20°C/20°C	0.83
Surface Tension
@ 20°C	28.7 dynes/cm
Vapor Density
(air = 1)	4.5
Vapor Pressure
@ 20°C	0.05 mm Hg
@ 55°C	0.26 kPa
Viscosity, Neat
@ 24°C	7.7 mPa·s
Wt/Vol
@ 20°C	0.83 kg/L (6.94 lb/gal)

Comments
Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly to the values given.

Eastman and its marketing affiliates shall not be responsible for the use of this information, or of any product, method, or apparatus mentioned, and you must make your own determination of its suitability and completeness for your own use, for the protection of the environment, and for the health and safety of your employees and purchasers of your products. No warranty is made of the merchantability of fitness of any product, and nothing herein waives any of the Seller's conditions of sale.

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