Colorless and transparent liquid, with a pleasant odor, toxic. The relative density is 0.9647. Boiling point (102.391kPa) 125 ℃, melting point -85.1 ℃. Flash point 46.1 ℃. The refractive index is 1.4024. The spontaneous combustion point is 288.3 ℃. It is miscible with water, ethanol, ether, glycerol, acetone, and N, N-dimethylformamide.

Various solvents for oils, nitrocellulose, alcohol soluble dyes, and synthetic resins, reagents for determining iron, sulfate, and carbon disulfide, fast drying solvents for enamel and varnish, diluents for coatings, penetrating agents and leveling agents in the dye industry. It is also used for preparing sealants. As an intermediate in the production of organic compounds, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether is mainly used for the synthesis of acetate and ethylene glycol dimethyl ether. It is also a raw material for the production of bis (2-methoxyethyl) phthalate plasticizers. In addition, it can also be used as an antifreeze additive for military jet dyes.