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Triethylene glycol ('''TEG''', '''triglycol''') and '''tetraethylene glycol''' are trimers and tetramers of ethylene glycol, with formulas HO-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-OH and HO-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-OH. USES Diethylene glycol is highly water soluble Like ethylene glycol, a mix of diethylene glycol and water is used as a Coolant . It lowers the Freezing Point of the mixture, making it suitable for use in low temperature climates, but it also raises its Boiling Point , higher than ethylene glycol itself, making it more suitable for hot climates. It is also used in synthesis of Morpholine and 1,4-dioxane , and as a Solvent for Nitrocellulose , Resin s, Dye s, Oil s, and some other organic compounds. It is a Humectant for Tobacco , Cork , printing Ink , and Glue . It can be also found in some Hydraulic Fluid s and Brake Fluid s. Triethylene glycol, a colorless odourless viscous liquid, has lower toxicity than diethylene glycol and is used as Vinyl Plasticizer and in Air Conditioning systems as a Dehumidifier . When aerosolized, it acts as a Disinfectant . It can be also found in some Hydraulic Fluid s and Brake Fluid s. Glycols are used as liquid Desiccant s for dehydration of Natural Gas . SAFETY AND TOXICITY Diethylene glycol has been responsible for a number of mass poisonings. The most famous incident was the 1937 Elixir Sulfanilamide disaster in the USA, in which 107 people died after taking Sulfanilamide dissolved in diethylene glycol. This was the impetus for the Federal Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act of 1938. In recent years, deaths from medicines adulterated with diethylene glycol have been reported from South Africa, India, Nigeria, and Haiti. In 1985 a Scandal broke when diethylene glycol appeared to be added as an Adulterant by a number of Vintner s of Austria n white Wine s, in order to make them sweeter and upgrade the Dry Wine s to Sweet Wine s; production of sweet wines is expensive and addition of Sugar is easy to detect. The amount added was not high enough to be immediately toxic (one would have to ingest about 28 bottles per day for two weeks); however, the adverse worldwide publicity caused very high export losses and led to adoption of severe wine laws in Austria. SEE ALSO
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