Methoxyisopropyl Acetate

AKA “Propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, PGMEA cpd, RefChem:433493, 1-Methoxy-2-propyl acetate, 108-65-6, 1-methoxypropan-2-yl acetate, Propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, 2-Acetoxy-1-methoxypropane, 1-Methoxy-2-acetoxypropane”

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Methoxyisopropyl acetate

AKA: Propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, PGMEA cpd, RefChem:433493, 1-Methoxy-2-propyl acetate, 108-65-6, 1-methoxypropan-2-yl acetate, Propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, 2-Acetoxy-1-methoxypropane, 1-Methoxy-2-acetoxypropane

Ingredient · Solvent · EWG: 4

Synthetic

Solvent

Not Clean

2-methoxy-1-methylethyl acetate

Solubility In water, 1.98X10+5 mg/L at 25 °C

Formula

C6H12O3

Mol. Weight

132.16

CAS #

108-65-6

Form

Liquid

State

Propylene glycol methyl ether acetate is a colorless liquid with a sweet ether-like odor. (USCG, 1999)

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Functions

Solvent

Dissolves other ingredients so they distribute evenly in the formula. Often the invisible "base" everything else is mixed into.

Dissolves Ingredients

Dissolves other ingredients

Traditional Use

A modern synthetic solvent created for cosmetic formulations. Used in skincare and color cosmetics to improve texture, evaporation, and product performance.