Butoxyacetic acid explained

Butoxyacetic acid is an aliphatic organic chemical. It is a liquid.[1] It has the formula C6H12O3 and CAS Registry Number of 2516-93-0.[2] It is REACH registered with the EC number 677-344-8.[3] n-Butyl glycidyl ether is metabolized renally to this compound as is 2-butoxyethanol.[4] [5] Methods have been developed and papers published to detect the compound in urine and blood.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Uses

It is used as a biocide.[10]

References

  1. Web site: Butoxyacetic Acid 2516-93-0 TCI AMERICA . 2023-09-13 . www.tcichemicals.com.
  2. Web site: AF6672500 C6H12O3 ChemSpider . 2023-09-13 . www.chemspider.com.
  3. Web site: PubChem . Butoxyacetic acid . 2023-09-13 . pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov . en.
  4. Dill . Jeffrey A. . Lee . Kyeonghee M. . Bates . Derrick J. . Anderson . David J. . Johnson . Renee E. . Chou . Billy J. . Burka . Leo T. . Roycroft . Joseph H. . 1998-12-01 . Toxicokinetics of Inhaled 2-Butoxyethanol and Its Major Metabolite, 2-Butoxyacetic Acid, in F344 Rats and B6C3F1 Mice . Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology . 153 . 2 . 227–242 . 10.1006/taap.1998.8524 . 9878593 . 0041-008X.
  5. 4049898. 1985. Eadsforth. C. V.. The metabolism of n-butyl glycidyl ether in the rat and rabbit. Xenobiotica. 15. 7. 579–89. Hutson. D. H.. Logan. C. J.. Morrison. B. J.. 10.3109/00498258509045887.
  6. Web site: Butoxy acetic acid in urine . NIOSH.Gov.
  7. In Vitro Sub-Hemolytic Effects of Butoxyacetic Acid on Human and Rat Erythrocytes . 2002 . 2023-09-13 . 10.1093/toxsci/69.1.258 . Udden . M. M. . Toxicological Sciences . 69 . 1 . 258–264 . 12215681 . free .
  8. Rettenmeier . A. W. . Hennigs . R. . Wodarz . R. . 1993-01-01 . Determination of butoxyacetic acid and N-butoxyacetyl-glutamine in urine of lacquerers exposed to 2-butoxyethanol . International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health . en . 65 . 1 . S151–S153 . 10.1007/BF00381329 . 8406915 . 514665 . 1432-1246.
  9. BEGEROW . J . HEINRICH-RAMM . R. . ANGERER . J. . 1988 . Determination of butoxyacetic acid in urine by capillary gas chromatography . Determination of Butoxyacetic Acid in Urine by Capillary Gas Chromatography . 331 . 8 . 818–820 . 10.1007/BF00469456 . 92334305 . 0016-1152.
  10. Web site: 2-Butoxyacetic acid . 2023-09-13 . www.biosynth.com.