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Ethoxyquin

91-53-2C14H19NO217.312 g/mol

A quinoline that is 1,2-dihydroquinoline bearing three methyl substituents at position 2, 2 and 4 as well as an ethoxy substituent at position 6. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

22A4102 · FY2010

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number91-53-2ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC14H19NOChEBI ↗
Molar mass217.312 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass217.14666 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:77323ChEBI ↗

Names & structural identifiers

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ethoxyquin
6-ethoxy-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline
DECIPOUIJURFOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CCOc1ccc2c(c1)C(C)=CC(C)(C)N2
InChI=1S/C14H19NO/c1-5-16-11-6-7-13-12(8-11)10(2)9-14(3,4)15-13/h6-9,15H,5H2,1-4H3

Names & synonyms

6-ethoxy-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

geroprotectorherbicidegenotoxinneuroprotective agentHsp90 inhibitorUDP-glucuronosyltransferase activatorfood antioxidantantifungal agrochemical

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2010 source classification
6-Ethoxy-1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline; Ethoxyquin · 22A4102
EndpointReported classification
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 4
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 2B
Skin sensitizationCategory 1
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 1 (liver)
Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposureCategory 1 (liver)
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Acute)Category 1

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00460168 mol

Uses 217.312 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 14 atoms
77.38%
H
Hydrogen · 19 atoms
8.81%
O
Oxygen · 1 atom
7.36%
N
Nitrogen · 1 atom
6.45%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations
WO2011028128 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:77323

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

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