Tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME or tetraglyme) is a polar aprotic solvent with excellent chemical and thermal stability. Its high boiling point and stability makes it an ideal candidate for separation processes and high temperature reactions. TEGDME is also used in
lithium-ion battery
A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery that uses the reversible intercalation of Li+ ions into electronically conducting solids to store energy. Li-ion batteries are characterized by higher specific energy, energ ...
technology and combined with
trifluoroethanol as a working pair for organic
absorption heat pump
An absorption heat pump (AHP) is a heat pump driven by thermal energy such as combustion of natural gas, steam solar-heated water, air or Geothermal heat pump, geothermal-heated water differently from compression heat pumps that are driven by mec ...
s.
TEGDME is listed
as a Substance of Very High Concern under REACH regulations.
References
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External links
Santa-Cruz Biotechnology MSDSSigma Aldrich MSDS, including an explicit warning related to reproductive health not present in the Santa-Cruz Biotechnology MSDS
Glycol ethers