Ethylene glycol ndi madzi opanda mtundu, opanda fungo, okoma, ndipo ali ndi kawopsedwe kakang'ono kwa nyama. Ethylene glycol imasakanikirana ndi madzi ndi acetone, koma imakhala ndi kusungunuka kochepa mu ethers. Amagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati zosungunulira, antifreeze ndi zopangira popanga polyester