Polypropylene glycol
| Names | |
|---|---|
| Other names Propylene oxide homopolymer Poly (propene oxide) | |
| Identifiers | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.105.547 | 
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| Properties | |
| C3nH6n+2On+1 | |
| Molar mass | 58.08n + 18.08 (repeat unit), mass of polymer variable | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Polypropylene glycol or polypropylene oxide is the polymer (or macromolecule) of propylene glycol. Chemically it is a polyether, and, more generally speaking, it's a polyalkylene glycol (PAG) H S Code 3907.2000. The term polypropylene glycol or PPG is reserved for polymer of low- to medium-range molar mass when the nature of the end-group, which is usually a hydroxyl group, still matters. The term "oxide" is used for high-molar-mass polymer when end-groups no longer affect polymer properties. Between 60 and 70% of propylene oxide is converted to polyether polyols by the process called alkoxylation.