(2-Methoxyethoxy)acetic acid (CED0030005)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation Date

2026-04-03 15:26:10 UTC

Update Date

2026-08-22 20:07:11 UTC

Accession Number

CHEM065447

Identification

Common Name

(2-Methoxyethoxy)acetic acid

Class

Small Molecule

Description

(2-Methoxyethoxy)acetic acid is an organic compound with the formula C5H10O4 and an average molecular weight of 134.13 g/mol. (2-Methoxyethoxy)acetic acid belongs to the carboxylic acids, a subclass of carboxylic acids and derivatives within the organic compounds. This substance is found in or released from two recorded sources: household cleaning and consumer products, specifically cigar cigarettes, and electrical and electronic equipment, specifically fixed capacitors and their manufacture.

Contaminant Type

Not Available

Chemical Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Value	Source
(2-Methoxyethoxy)acetic acid	MeSH
MEAA acid	MeSH

Chemical Formula

C₅H₁₀O₄

Average Molecular Mass

134.131 g/mol

Monoisotopic Mass

134.058 g/mol

CAS Registry Number

16024-56-9

IUPAC Name

Not Available

Traditional Name

Not Available

SMILES

COCCOCC(O)=O

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C5H10O4/c1-8-2-3-9-4-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,6,7)

InChI Key

CLLLODNOQBVIMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboxylic acids. Carboxylic acids are compounds containing a carboxylic acid group with the formula -C(=O)OH.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic acids and derivatives

Class

Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Sub Class

Carboxylic acids

Direct Parent

Carboxylic acids

Alternative Parents

Substituents

Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
Ether
Dialkyl ether
Carboxylic acid
Organic oxygen compound
Organic oxide
Hydrocarbon derivative
Organooxygen compound
Carbonyl group
Aliphatic acyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic acyclic compounds

External Descriptors

Not Available

Biological Properties

Status

Detected and Not Quantified

Origin

Not Available

Cellular Locations

Not Available

Biofluid Locations

Not Available

Tissue Locations

Not Available

Applications

Not Available

Biological Roles

Not Available

Chemical Roles

Not Available

Organoleptic Effects

Not Available

Physical Properties

State

Not Available

Appearance

Not Available

Experimental Properties

Property	Value
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Not Available
Solubility	Not Available

Predicted Properties

Not Available

Spectra

Not Available

Toxicity Profile

Mechanism of Toxicity

Not Available

Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)

Not Available

Minimum Risk Level

Not Available

Symptoms

Not Available

Treatment

Not Available

Toxicity Values

Toxicity Value	Unit	Value Range	Organism	Dose Descriptor	Route of Exposure	Predicted or Experimental	Reference
3014.0	Log mg/kg	[1700:5400]	Rat	LD50	oral	predicted	Not Available

Health Effects

Health Effect	Relationship	Direction	Reference

Exposure Sources

Source ID	Source	Sector	Reference
521	Fixed Capacitors And Their Manufacture	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
556	Cigar Cigarettes	Household cleaning & consumer products	Not Available
609	Aftershave	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available

Pathways

0 pathways

No pathways found

No metabolic pathways have been associated with this synthetic chemical

Targets

Structure	Protein	UniProt ID	Organism	Relationship	Details
Click to view 3D structure	Peptidyl-glycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase	P19021	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	196.336
Click to view 3D structure	1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase	B7UJP3	Escherichia coli O127:H6 (strain E2348/69 / EPEC)	Predicted (SEA)	3.42537
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 2	P00918	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	2322.16
Click to view 3D structure	Lysine-specific demethylase 2A	Q9Y2K7	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	156.166
Click to view 3D structure	Histone lysine demethylase PHF8	Q9UPP1	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7.00643
Click to view 3D structure	Putative inactive group IIC secretory phospholipase A2	Q5R387	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	26.9358
Click to view 3D structure	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha	Q07869	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	1369.13
Click to view 3D structure	Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 1	P18031	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	1064.35
Click to view 3D structure	Egl nine homolog 1	Q9GZT9	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	297.306
Click to view 3D structure	Acylcarnitine hydrolase	Q91WG0	Mus musculus	Predicted (SEA)	14.0907
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 12	O43570	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	2086.67
Click to view 3D structure	Beta-lactamase VIM-1	Q9XAY4	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Predicted (SEA)	2.64687
Click to view 3D structure	Succinate receptor 1	Q99MT6	Mus musculus	Predicted (SEA)	4.28171
Click to view 3D structure	Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase class 2	P0AB71	Escherichia coli (strain K12)	Predicted (SEA)	2.56902
Click to view 3D structure	Sodium- and chloride-dependent creatine transporter 1	P48029	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	2.41333
Click to view 3D structure	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta	Q03181	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	1346.48
Click to view 3D structure	Gamma-glutamyl hydrolase	Q92820	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	21.9535
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 1	P00915	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	2818.53
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 7	P43166	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	2112.21
Click to view 3D structure	Sodium- and chloride-dependent GABA transporter 2	P31646	Rattus norvegicus	Predicted (SEA)	8.09632
Click to view 3D structure	Olfactory receptor 51E2	Q9H255	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	5.76084
Click to view 3D structure	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma	P37231	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	2893.27
Click to view 3D structure	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1	P11229	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	4195.29
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 9	Q16790	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	3184.19
Click to view 3D structure	Free fatty acid receptor 1	O14842	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	1112.85