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Methanol

≥99.8%, anhydrous, suitable for tissue processing

Synonym(s):

Methyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3OH
CAS Number:
67-56-1
Molecular Weight:
32.04
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
PubChem Substance ID:
57648672
EC Number:
200-659-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1098229
MDL number:
MFCD00004595
Assay:
99.8%
Grade:
anhydrous
Technique(s):
tissue processing: suitable
Bp:
64.7 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
410 mmHg ( 50 °C), 97.68 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

Methanol, anhydrous, 99.8%

grade

anhydrous

Quality Segment

200

vapor density

1.11 (vs air)

vapor pressure

410 mmHg ( 50 °C), 97.68 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

99.8%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

725 °F

expl. lim.

36 %

technique(s)

tissue processing: suitable

impurities

<0.002% water, <0.005% water (100 mL pkg)

evapn. residue

<0.0003%

refractive index

n20/D 1.329 (lit.)

bp

64.7 °C (lit.)

mp

−98 °C (lit.)

density

0.791 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

format

neat

SMILES string

CO

InChI

1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3

InChI key

OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Methanol is an industrial organic solvent commonly used in organic synthesis. It is being considered as a potential hydrogen source in fuel cell technology due to its high H/C ratio, low propensity for soot generation, relatively low reforming temperature and its liquid state at room temperature. The olefins (ethylene or propylene) formed from methanol via MTO (methanol-to-olefins) process, can be an alternative to oil and gas to produce hydrocarbon fuels.

Application

Methanol has been used in following applications:
  • Used for the synthesis and purification of pyocyanin, spectrophotometric estimation of pyocyanin concentration, and the calculation of pyocyanin molar concentration using spectrophotometer absorption data.
  • Used as a component of staining solution used in karyotyping.
  • Used as a component of staining solution to stain cell colonies in colony formation assay.
Methanol has been used for fixing the tissues during preparation of thin giemsa stained blood smears. It has been used in the purification step during the synthesis of pyocyanin, a toxic compound found in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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Other Notes

Pure-Pac® II containers require the Micromatic MacroValve coupler for dispensing solvents, Z560723.

Legal Information

Pure-Pac is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 1

target_organs

Eyes,Central nervous system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

49.5 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

9.7 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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