Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.83300 to 0.83900 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 6.931 to 6.981
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Refractive Index: | 1.42000 to 1.42600 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 257.00 to 258.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.023000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 153.00 °F. TCC ( 67.40 °C. ) (est)
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logP (o/w): | 5.098 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 1.25 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Stability: |
| alkalis |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: fruity |
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Odor Strength: | medium , recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less |
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Substantivity: | 12 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
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| sweet green ethereal waxy herbal |
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | sweet green ethereal waxy herbal Luebke, William tgsc, (1986) |
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Flavor Type: green |
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| green grassy leafy melon tropical cilantro metallic |
Taste Description:
| green grassy leafy melon tropical cilantro metallic Luebke, William tgsc, (1986) |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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Hazards identification |
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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Pictogram | |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavor and fragrance agents |
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search |
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice |
Recommendation for acetaldehyde dihexyl acetal usage levels up to: | | 3.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.67 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 1600 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
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Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i). |
Note: mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm. |
| average usage mg/kg | maximum usage mg/kg |
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): | 3.00000 | 15.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 3.00000 | 15.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 4.00000 | 20.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 3.00000 | 15.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 4.00000 | 20.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Safety References:
European Food Safety Athority(EFSA): | Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies... |
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 3 (FGE.03); Acetals of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and branched- and straight-chain saturated aldehydes, and a orthoester of formic acid, from chemical groups 1 and 2 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 3, Revision 1 (FGE.03Rev1): Acetals of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and branched- and straight-chain saturated or unsaturated aldehydes, an ester of a hemiacetal and an orthoester of formic acid, from chemical groups 1, 2 & 4 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) [1] - Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC)on a request from the Commission View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 61 (FGE.61): Consideration of aliphatic acyclic acetals evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to acetals of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and branched- and straight-chain saturated aldehydes, and an orthoester of formic acid evaluated by EFSA in FGE.03 (2004) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 61, Revision 1 (FGE.61Rev1): Consideration of aliphatic acetals evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to acetals of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and branched- and straight-chain saturated aldehydes and one orthoester of formic acid evaluated View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 3, Revision 2 (FGE.03Rev2): Acetals of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and branched- and straight-chain saturated or unsaturated aldehydes, an ester of a hemiacetal and an orthoester of formic acid, from chemical groups 1, 2 and 4 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 5405-58-3 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 21503 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| 1-(1-hexoxyethoxy)hexane |
Chemidplus: | 0005405583 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
(E)- | tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
aldehydic |
N/i- | tridecanal | FR |
animal |
para- | cresyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
balsamic |
iso | amyl benzoate | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| maltyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
citrus |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| cyclohexyl formate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl formate | FL/FR |
1- | hexen-3-ol | FL/FR |
2- | methyl valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
| propyl formate | FL/FR |
fatty |
3- | decen-2-one | FL/FR |
| hexyl pivalate | FR |
| methyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
fermented |
3- | methyl-1-pentanol | FL/FR |
floral |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde diethyl acetal | FR |
| citronellal | FL/FR |
| citronellyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
gamma- | damascone | FR |
6,8- | dimethyl-2-nonanol | FR |
| gelsone (IFF) | FL/FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
| geranyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
alpha- | hexyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
| hydroxycitronellal | FL/FR |
| lily propanol | FR |
| octyl acetate | FL/FR |
| papaya isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| phenethyl acetate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| acetaldehyde diisoamyl acetal | FL/FR |
| allyl amyl glycolate | FR |
| allyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl propionate | FL/FR |
| berry pentadienoate | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl propionate | FL/FR |
| cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
2- | cyclopentyl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl succinate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-cyclohexyl propionate | FR |
| ethyl 2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-acetoxyhexanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3,5,5-trimethyl hexanoate | FR |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate | FL/FR |
| geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| geranyl methyl tiglate | |
| heptanal cyclic ethylene acetal | FR |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexanal propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl 2-methyl-2-pentenoate | FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl (E)-tiglate | FL/FR |
| hexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| linalyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| nerolidyl isobutyrate | FR |
| octen-1-yl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| octyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
4- | phenyl-2-butyl acetate | FL/FR |
| pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
| prenol | FL/FR |
| prenyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
| prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| propylene glycol monohexanoate | |
| rhubarb undecane | FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tropical indene | FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde benzyl 2-methoxyethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde methyl hexyl acetal | FR |
| alfalfa oil | FL/FR |
iso | amyl formate | FL/FR |
| cognac heptanone | FL/FR |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
| green dioxolane | FR |
| heptanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl formate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
2- | hexenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl octanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
| phenoxyethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
alpha-iso | propyl phenyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
| propylene acetal | FL/FR |
| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| thiogeraniol | FL/FR |
| tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
| violet dienyne | FR |
| violet leaf absolute | FL/FR |
herbal |
beta- | elemene | FL/FR |
| tricyclodecyl acetate | FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
spicy |
| bayberry fragrance | FR |
| pimenta acris leaf oil | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| buchu mercaptan | FL/FR |
| cassis pentanone | FL/FR |
| passiflora acetate | FL/FR |
tropical |
beta- | cyclocitral | FL/FR |
waxy |
9- | decenoic acid | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | dodecadien-1-ol | |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
| octyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
woody |
| sandal cyclopentane | FR |
| verdoxan | FR |
| woody acetate | FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| acetaldehyde 1,3-octane diol acetal | FL |
| acetaldehyde benzyl 2-methoxyethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde diisoamyl acetal | FL/FR |
| allyl tiglate | FL |
2- | cyclopentyl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | dodecadien-1-ol | |
beta- | elemene | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-acetoxyhexanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | heptadien-1-ol | FL |
2- | hexenal | FL |
2- | hexenal diethyl acetal | FL |
2- | hexenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL |
| hexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| linalyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 4-pentenoate | FL |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-2-octenal | FL |
(E)-2- | methyl-2-octenal | FL |
3- | methyl-3-pentanol | FL |
(E,E)-3,5- | octadien-2-one | FL |
4- | phenyl-2-butyl acetate | FL/FR |
| prenyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
| prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
alpha-iso | propyl phenyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
| propylene acetal | FL/FR |
| propylene glycol monohexanoate | |
(E)- | tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
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| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
aromatic |
para- | cresyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
berry |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
citrus |
| cognac heptanone | FL/FR |
earthy |
1- | hexen-3-yl acetate | FL |
estery |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| ethyl formate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| ethyl (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
floral |
| citronellal | FL/FR |
| citronellyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
fruity |
iso | amyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl propionate | FL/FR |
| berry pentadienoate | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl propionate | FL/FR |
| cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl succinate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-octenoate | FL |
| ethyl 2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate | FL/FR |
| furfuryl propionate | FL |
| geranyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| geranyl methyl tiglate | |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
| hexanal propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-3-nonenoate | FL |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| octen-1-yl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
| prenol | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl formate | FL/FR |
| propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
green |
| alfalfa oil | FL/FR |
| allyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl formate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| cassis pentanone | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl formate | FL/FR |
3- | decen-2-one | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl butyraldehyde | FL |
| gelsone (IFF) | FL/FR |
| geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| heptanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
1- | hexen-3-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal diethyl acetal | FL |
| hexyl (E)-tiglate | FL/FR |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-undecynoate | FL |
| papaya isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
| phenoxyethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| thiogeraniol | FL/FR |
| violet leaf absolute | FL/FR |
honey |
| phenethyl acetate | FL/FR |
jammy |
| maltyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
rummy |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl formate | FL/FR |
sour |
3- | methyl valeric acid | FL |
spicy |
| pimenta acris leaf oil | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| buchu mercaptan | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-(methyl thio) butyrate | FL |
| methyl thiomethyl butyrate | FL |
tropical |
beta- | cyclocitral | FL/FR |
| passiflora acetate | FL/FR |
vegetable |
2- | methyl valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
waxy |
iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
9- | decenoic acid | FL/FR |
alpha- | hexyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
| hydroxycitronellal | FL/FR |
| octyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| octyl acetate | FL/FR |
| octyl butyrate | FL/FR |
whiskey |
3- | methyl-1-pentanol | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| acetaldehyde-dihexylacetal | | acetaldehyde, dihexyl acetal | 1,1- | di-n-hexyloxyethane | 1,1- | di(hexyl oxy) ethane | 1,1- | di(hexyloxy)ethane | 1,1- | dihexyloxyethane | | ethylidene bis(oxy) dihexane | 1,1'-( | ethylidene bis(oxy)) bishexane | | ethylidenebis(oxy)dihexane | | hexane, 1,1'-(ethylidenebis(oxy))bis- | | hexane, 1,1'-[ethylidenebis(oxy)]bis- | 1-(1- | hexoxyethoxy) hexane | 1-(1- | hexoxyethoxy)hexane | 1-[1-( | hexyloxy)ethoxy]hexane |
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