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Methanol

≥99.9% (GC), gradient grade, suitable for HPLC, LiChrosolv®, reag. Ph. Eur.

Synonym(s):

Methyl alcohol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
32.04
Beilstein:
1098229
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Index Number:
200-659-6
NACRES:
NA.03
Assay:
≥99.9% (GC)
technique(s):
HPLC: suitable
bp:
64.7 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
128 hPa ( 20 °C)
410 mmHg ( 50 °C)
97.68 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Product Name

Methanol, gradient grade for liquid chromatography LiChrosolv® Reag. Ph Eur

grade

gradient grade
gradient grade

Quality Level

Agency

reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor density

1.11 (vs air)

vapor pressure

128 hPa ( 20 °C)
410 mmHg ( 50 °C)
97.68 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

LiChrosolv®

Assay

≥99.9% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

725 °F

potency

5628 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)
17100 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rabbit)

expl. lim.

36 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

≤0.0002 meq/g Acidity
≤0.0002 meq/g Alkalinity
≤0.02% Water

evapn. residue

≤2.0 mg/L

color

APHA: ≤10

transmittance

210 nm, ≥20%
220 nm, ≥60%
230 nm, ≥75%
235 nm, ≥83%
250 nm, ≥95%
260 nm, ≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.329 (lit.)

kinematic viscosity

0.54-0.59 cSt(20 °C)

bp

64.7 °C (lit.)

mp

−98 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point 9.7 °C

density

0.791 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

UV absorption

λ: 225 nm Amax: ≤0.170

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

CO

InChI

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

InChI key

OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

LiChrosolv® solvents were specially formulated to meet the demanding needs of analytical HPLC applications. With exceptional UV transmittance, minimal particle count, and controlled acidity and alkalinity, our solvents ensure reproducible separations every time. The low evaporation residue level further enhances their performance, making them the ideal choice for high-quality results. The product line includes both "gradient grade" and "isocratic grade" solvents, specifically designed to reduce the gradient effect during separations. This tailored approach allows for optimal consistency and accuracy in your analytical processes, helping you achieve the best possible outcomes in your chromatography work.

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Application

  • Mobile Phase in HPLC: Widely utilized as a polarsolvent in both reversed-phase and normal-phase HPLC, suitable for varioustypes of analytes.
  • Gradient Elution: Ideal for gradient elutiontechniques, enhancing the resolution and separation efficiency of complexmixtures.
  • Pharmaceutical Quality Control: Used in the qualitycontrol of pharmaceutical products to analyze formulations, stability, anddegradation products.
  • Food and Beverage Analysis: Employed in HPLC for theanalysis of additives, preservatives, and flavor compounds in food and beveragesamples.
  • Natural Product Analysis: Utilized in the separationand characterization of natural products, such as alkaloids and flavonoids,from plant extracts.

Features and Benefits

  • High Purity: Formulated with minimal impurities,ensuring reliable and reproducible results essential for sensitive analyticalapplications.
  • Excellent UV Transparency: Provides optimal UVtransmittance, facilitating accurate detection and enhancing sensitivity inHPLC analyses.
  • Low Evaporation Residue: Minimizes contaminationrisk, leading to cleaner separations and improved analytical reliability.
  • Batch-to-Batch Consistency: Ensures uniform qualityand performance across different production batches, enhancing reproducibilityand confidence in analytical results.

Preparation Note

Microfilteredby 0.2 μm filter

Analysis Note

Evaporation Number: 1.9
Purity (GC): ≥ 99.9 %
Identity (IR): conforms
Evaporation residue: ≤ 2.0 mg/l
Water: ≤ 0.02 %
Color: ≤ 10 Hazen
Density (d 20 °C/20 °C): 0.791 - 0.793
Boiling point: 64 - 65 °C
Acidity: ≤ 0.0002 meq/g
Alkalinity: ≤ 0.0002 meq/g
Gradient grade (at 235 nm): ≤ 2.0 mAU
Gradient grade (at 254 nm): ≤ 1.0 mAU
Fluorescence (as quinine at 254 nm): ≤ 1.0 ppb
Fluorescence (as quinine at 365 nm): ≤ 0.5 ppb
Transmission (at 210 nm): ≥ 20 %
Transmission (at 220 nm): ≥ 60 %
Transmission (at 230 nm): ≥ 75 %
Transmission (at 235 nm): ≥ 83 %
Transmission (at 250 nm): ≥ 95 %
Transmission (from 260 nm): ≥ 98 %
Absorbance (at 225 nm): ≤ 0.170
Filtered by 0.2 µm filter.
Suitable for UPLC / UHPLC /Ultra HPLC - instruments.
Conforms to Methanol R1 and R2 according to Reag. Ph Eur;
conforms to the requirements of ACS for liquid chromatography suitability.

Other Notes

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Legal Information

LICHROSOLV is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

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 Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

49.5 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

9.7 °C - closed cup


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EU REACH Annex XVII (Restriction List)

CAS No.

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