GLYCIDYL METHYL ETHER

2-(Methoxymethyl)oxirane is used in the fixation of biological tissues or in collagen bioprosthetic fixation processes.

Clear colorless liquid.

Highly flammable. May be sensitive to exposure to air(peroxide formation). . Water soluble.

GLYCIDYL METHYL ETHER, an ether can act as a base. They form salts with strong acids and addition complexes with Lewis acids. The complex between diethyl ether and boron trifluoride is an example. Ethers may react violently with strong oxidizing agents. In other reactions, which typically involve the breaking of the carbon-oxygen bond, ethers are relatively inert.

GLYCIDYL METHYL ETHER is flammable.