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Ethyl alcohol, pure

greener alternative

tested according to Ph. Eur.

Synonym(s):

Ethanolum (96 per centum), Ethyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2OH
CAS Number:
64-17-5
Molecular Weight:
46.07
NACRES:
NA.55
PubChem Substance ID:
329753322
UNSPSC Code:
12191601
EC Number:
200-578-6
MDL number:
MFCD00003568
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1718733
Bp:
78 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

Ethanol, tested according to Ph. Eur.

agency

tested according to Ph. Eur.

Quality Segment

200

vapor density

1.59 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

683 °F

expl. lim.

19 %, 60 °F

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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refractive index

n20/D 1.3600 (lit.)

bp

78 °C (lit.)

mp

−114 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

greener alternative category

Aligned

SMILES string

CCO

InChI

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

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Ethanol has been used in indirect immunofluorescence for washing the mouse tissues section and then mounted in elvanol for visualizing with a BX60 photomicroscope. It has also been used for thymocyte preparation.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ethanol provides controlled pH, temperature and ionic strength for protein separation. It blocks the ion current induced by the glutamate receptor agonist N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) in hippocampal neurons.

Features and Benefits

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Other Notes

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

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pictograms

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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

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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