FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: 2-methoxyethanol
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General Information
Name
2-methoxyethanol
FlyBase ID
FBch0000285
ChEBI Name
2-methoxyethanol
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:46790
PubChem Name
2-Methoxyethanol
PubChem ID
CID:8019
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of 2-methoxyethanol
2-methoxyethanol
InChIKey

XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: 2-methoxyethanol is a hydroxyether that is ethanol substituted by a methoxy group at position 2. It has a role as a protic solvent and a solvent.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (27)
Synonyms
1-hydroxy-2-methoxyethane
(ChEBI, 2019-)
109-86-4
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-METHOXYETHANOL
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-Methoxy-1-ethanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Methoxyethanol
(Daston et al., 1991)
2-hydroxyethyl methyl ether
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-methoxy-1-ethanol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-methoxyethanol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
3-Oxa-1-butanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
3-oxa-1-butanol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Ethanol, 2-methoxy-
(PubChem, 2019-)
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether
(PubChem, 2019-)
HOCH2CH2OCH3
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Methoxyethanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
Methyl cellosolve
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Methyl oxitol
(PubChem, 2019-)
Methylglykol
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:8019
(PubChem, 2019-)
beta-methoxyethanol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
ethanol, 2-methoxy-
(PubChem, 2019-)
ethylene glycol monomethyl ether
(PubChem, 2019-)
methoxyethanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
methyl cellosolve
(PubChem, 2019-)
methyl oxitol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
methylglykol
(PubChem, 2019-)
monomethyl ethylene glycol ether
(ChEBI, 2019-)
pubchem:8019
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)