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Version5.0
StatusDetected but not Quantified
Creation Date2014-10-08 15:55:16 UTC
Update Date2022-09-22 18:34:28 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0061822
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB61822
Metabolite Identification
Common NameHexaethylene glycol
DescriptionHexaethylene glycol, also known as hexagol or PEG-6, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as polyethylene glycols. These are oligomers or polymers of ethylene oxide, with the general formula (C2H4O)n (with n>=3). Hexaethylene glycol is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).
Structure
Data?1563866235
Synonyms
ValueSource
HexagolChEBI
Hexaoxyethylene glycolChEBI
PEG-6ChEBI
Chemical FormulaC12H26O7
Average Molecular Weight282.3306
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight282.167853186
IUPAC Name3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxaheptadecane-1,17-diol
Traditional Namepolyethylene glycol 300
CAS Registry Number2615-15-8
SMILES
OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C12H26O7/c13-1-3-15-5-7-17-9-11-19-12-10-18-8-6-16-4-2-14/h13-14H,1-12H2
InChI KeyIIRDTKBZINWQAW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as polyethylene glycols. These are oligomers or polymers of ethylene oxide, with the general formula (C2H4O)n (with n>=3).
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Sub ClassEthers
Direct ParentPolyethylene glycols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Polyethylene glycol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effectNot Available
Disposition
ProcessNot Available
RoleNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility4.02 g/LALOGPS
logP-0.67ALOGPS
logP-1.4ChemAxon
logS-1.8ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)14.82ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.7ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count7ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area86.61 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count16ChemAxon
Refractivity69.77 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability32.52 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Predicted Chromatographic Properties

Predicted Collision Cross Sections

PredictorAdduct TypeCCS Value (Å2)Reference
DarkChem[M+H]+168.13531661259
DarkChem[M-H]-163.30431661259
DeepCCS[M+H]+158.27330932474
DeepCCS[M-H]-154.25330932474
DeepCCS[M-2H]-191.99830932474
DeepCCS[M+Na]+167.66230932474
AllCCS[M+H]+160.532859911
AllCCS[M+H-H2O]+157.832859911
AllCCS[M+NH4]+163.032859911
AllCCS[M+Na]+163.732859911
AllCCS[M-H]-168.032859911
AllCCS[M+Na-2H]-169.132859911
AllCCS[M+HCOO]-170.432859911

Predicted Kovats Retention Indices

Underivatized

MetaboliteSMILESKovats RI ValueColumn TypeReference
Hexaethylene glycolOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO2951.2Standard polar33892256
Hexaethylene glycolOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO2089.4Standard non polar33892256
Hexaethylene glycolOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO2067.9Semi standard non polar33892256

Derivatized

Derivative Name / StructureSMILESKovats RI ValueColumn TypeReference
Hexaethylene glycol,1TMS,isomer #1C[Si](C)(C)OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO2186.0Semi standard non polar33892256
Hexaethylene glycol,2TMS,isomer #1C[Si](C)(C)OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO[Si](C)(C)C2286.6Semi standard non polar33892256
Hexaethylene glycol,1TBDMS,isomer #1CC(C)(C)[Si](C)(C)OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO2434.8Semi standard non polar33892256
Hexaethylene glycol,2TBDMS,isomer #1CC(C)(C)[Si](C)(C)OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO[Si](C)(C)C(C)(C)C2750.1Semi standard non polar33892256
Spectra

GC-MS Spectra

Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyDeposition DateSourceView
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-02e9-5920000000-0f7efe28e40b2eb9c48f2017-09-20Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0075-4980100000-1c4b53e3994f0d317ea62017-10-06Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot Available2021-10-12Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot Available2021-10-12Wishart LabView Spectrum

MS/MS Spectra

Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyDeposition DateSourceView
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 10V, Positive-QTOFsplash10-001i-1090000000-56cf0ccddce1afaa79ad2017-10-06Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 20V, Positive-QTOFsplash10-001i-7790000000-3072ddd222ecc42881382017-10-06Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 40V, Positive-QTOFsplash10-0002-9310000000-68fd9a435b444f37a8122017-10-06Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 10V, Negative-QTOFsplash10-001i-1190000000-dd41e17458bfc342e8f02017-10-06Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 20V, Negative-QTOFsplash10-001i-5490000000-2c497ce637251c325c622017-10-06Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 40V, Negative-QTOFsplash10-06r6-9600000000-d14641371c3be51a346a2017-10-06Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 10V, Negative-QTOFsplash10-001i-6980000000-4114e989a6879ec8edf72021-09-22Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 20V, Negative-QTOFsplash10-08gl-9770000000-78ef67c59a2dd5b7d9572021-09-22Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 40V, Negative-QTOFsplash10-0bt9-9600000000-735d2e43de1b2d6247bc2021-09-22Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 10V, Positive-QTOFsplash10-001i-5590000000-78e4149b34e9bf78ad6d2021-09-23Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 20V, Positive-QTOFsplash10-001s-9530000000-38e33593e8aaf6fa02812021-09-23Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Hexaethylene glycol 40V, Positive-QTOFsplash10-0002-9000000000-a967bc6c42cb230050a12021-09-23Wishart LabView Spectrum

NMR Spectra

Spectrum TypeDescriptionDeposition DateSourceView
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D2O, predicted)2021-09-24Wishart LabView Spectrum
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Feces
  • Saliva
  • Urine
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
Normal
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
Normal
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
Normal
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
Normal
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
Normal
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
Normal
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
Normal
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
Normal
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
Normal
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SalivaDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Male
Normal
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Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedCancer patients undergoing total body irradiation details
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
Colorectal cancer
details
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
Colorectal cancer
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FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)BothColorectal Cancer details
UrineDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedCancer patients undergoing total body irradiation details
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Colorectal cancer
  1. Brown DG, Rao S, Weir TL, O'Malia J, Bazan M, Brown RJ, Ryan EP: Metabolomics and metabolic pathway networks from human colorectal cancers, adjacent mucosa, and stool. Cancer Metab. 2016 Jun 6;4:11. doi: 10.1186/s40170-016-0151-y. eCollection 2016. [PubMed:27275383 ]
  2. Sinha R, Ahn J, Sampson JN, Shi J, Yu G, Xiong X, Hayes RB, Goedert JJ: Fecal Microbiota, Fecal Metabolome, and Colorectal Cancer Interrelations. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 25;11(3):e0152126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152126. eCollection 2016. [PubMed:27015276 ]
  3. Goedert JJ, Sampson JN, Moore SC, Xiao Q, Xiong X, Hayes RB, Ahn J, Shi J, Sinha R: Fecal metabolomics: assay performance and association with colorectal cancer. Carcinogenesis. 2014 Sep;35(9):2089-96. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgu131. Epub 2014 Jul 18. [PubMed:25037050 ]
Associated OMIM IDs
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider IDNot Available
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound17472
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID49793
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Durand M, Peloille S, Thuong NT, Maurizot JC: Triple-helix formation by an oligonucleotide containing one (dA)12 and two (dT)12 sequences bridged by two hexaethylene glycol chains. Biochemistry. 1992 Sep 29;31(38):9197-204. [PubMed:1390706 ]
  2. Maurizot JC, Chevrie K, Durand M, Thuong NT: The lac repressor and its N-terminal headpiece can bind a mini-operator containing a hairpin loop made of a hexaethylene glycol chain. FEBS Lett. 1991 Aug 19;288(1-2):101-4. [PubMed:1879541 ]
  3. Durand M, Chevrie K, Chassignol M, Thuong NT, Maurizot JC: Circular dichroism studies of an oligodeoxyribonucleotide containing a hairpin loop made of a hexaethylene glycol chain: conformation and stability. Nucleic Acids Res. 1990 Nov 11;18(21):6353-9. [PubMed:2243780 ]
  4. Vorobjev P, Tchaika O, Zarytova V: Efficient cleavage of DS DNA by bleomycin conjugated via hexaethylene glycol linker to triplex-forming oligonucleotides. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2004 Oct;23(6-7):1047-51. [PubMed:15560101 ]
  5. Couderc-Azouani S, Sidhu J, Thurn T, Xu R, Bloor DM, Penfold J, Holzwarth JF, Wyn-Jones E: Binding of sodium dodecyl sulfate and hexaethylene glycol mono-n-dodecyl ether to the block copolymer L64: electromotive force, microcalorimetry, surface tension, and small angle neutron scattering investigations of mixed micelles and polymer/micellar surfactant complexes. Langmuir. 2005 Oct 25;21(22):10197-208. [PubMed:16229545 ]
  6. Penfold J, Tucker I, Thomas RK, Taylor DJ, Zhang J, Bell C: Influence of the polyelectrolyte poly(ethyleneimine) on the adsorption of surfactant mixtures of sodium dodecyl sulfate and monododecyl hexaethylene glycol at the air-solution interface. Langmuir. 2006 Oct 10;22(21):8840-9. [PubMed:17014126 ]
  7. Tucker I, Penfold J, Thomas RK, Grillo I, Barker JG, Mildner DF: Self-assembly in mixed dialkyl chain cationic-nonionic surfactant mixtures: dihexadecyldimethyl ammonium bromide-monododecyl hexaethylene glycol (monododecyl dodecaethylene glycol) mixtures. Langmuir. 2008 Aug 5;24(15):7674-87. doi: 10.1021/la703702p. Epub 2008 Jun 26. [PubMed:18582000 ]
  8. Thwala JM, Goodwin JW, Mills PD: Viscoelastic and shear viscosity studies of colloidal silica particles dispersed in monoethylene glycol (MEG), diethylene glycol (DEG), and dodecane stabilized by dodecyl hexaethylene glycol monoether (C12E6). Langmuir. 2008 Nov 18;24(22):12858-66. doi: 10.1021/la8026754. Epub 2008 Oct 14. [PubMed:18850730 ]
  9. Rebbin V, Rothkirch A, Ohta N, Funari SS: Formation mechanism studies of phenylene-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs). Langmuir. 2010 Jun 1;26(11):9017-22. doi: 10.1021/la904837v. [PubMed:20397657 ]
  10. Hierrezuelo JM, Ruiz CC: Rotational diffusion of coumarin 153 in nanoscopic micellar environments of n-dodecyl-beta-D-maltoside and n-dodecyl-hexaethylene-glycol mixtures. J Phys Chem A. 2012 Dec 27;116(51):12476-85. doi: 10.1021/jp308379j. Epub 2012 Dec 17. [PubMed:23214482 ]