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Ethyl alcohol, pure

≥99.8% (GC), absolute

Synonym(s):

Ethyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2OH
CAS Number:
64-17-5
Molecular Weight:
46.07
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329752561
UNSPSC Code:
15101802
EC Number:
200-578-6
MDL number:
MFCD00003568
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1718733
Assay:
≥99.8% (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/GC: suitable
Bp:
78 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

Ethanol, absolute, ≥99.8% (GC)

vapor density

1.59 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

absolute

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

683 °F

expl. lim.

19 %, 60 °F

technique(s)

GC/GC: suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% free alkali (as NH3), ≤0.001% free acid (as CH3COOH), ≤0.005% aldehydes (as CH3CHO), ≤0.01% non-volatile matter, ≤0.1% methanol (GC), ≤0.2% water (Karl Fischer)

refractive index

n20/D 1.3600 (lit.)

pH

7.0 (20 °C, 10 g/L)

bp

78 °C (lit.)

mp

−114 °C (lit.)

format

neat

SMILES string

CCO

InChI

1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Other Notes

1Distribution and use of ethyl alcohol in Switzerland require a license from the Swiss Federal Alcohol Administration

Disclaimer

Pertains only in Germany: Nicht zu Fertigungszwecken1

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pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H225,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

55.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

13 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Listings

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Group 4: Flammable liquids + Alcohols + Hazardous rank II

fsl

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ishl_indicated

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

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