It has the CAS Registry Number 122-60-1 and the IUPAC name of 2-(phenoxymethyl)oxirane.

[5] Phenol and epichlorohydrin are reacted in the presence of a base and not a Lewis acid catalyst as normal with glycidyl ethers.

The waste products are water and sodium chloride and excess caustic soda.

[13] It is one of a number of glycidyl ethers available commercially that are used to reduce the viscosity of epoxy resins.

[16] The use of the diluent does effect mechanical properties and microstructure of epoxy resins.