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02851

Ethanol

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Synonym(s):

Ethyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2OH
CAS Number:
64-17-5
Molecular Weight:
46.07
UNSPSC Code:
41116105
NACRES:
NA.05
PubChem Substance ID:
329747518
EC Number:
200-578-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1718733
MDL number:
MFCD00003568
technique(s):
GC/MS: suitable
application(s):
food and beverages
bp:
78 °C (lit.)
78 °C
vapor pressure:
44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
44.6 mmHg

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

CCO

vapor density

1.59 (vs air)
1.59 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
44.6 mmHg

product line

PESTANAL®

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

683 °F

expl. lim.

19 %, 60 °F
19 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
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concentration

≥99.8 % (v/v)

technique(s)

GC/MS: suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% non volatile
≤0.05% water (Karl Fischer)

evapn. residue

≤0.0005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.3600 (lit.)
n20/D 1.361-1.363

bp

78 °C (lit.)
78 °C

mp

-114 °C
−114 °C (lit.)

suitability

suitable for residue analysis

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

greener alternative category

Aligned

Quality Level

100
500

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Other Notes

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

Legal Information

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

General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one of the  four categories of Greener Alternatives. This product is a Biobased products, showing key improvements in Green Chemistry Principles “Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses” and “Use of Renewable Feedstock”.

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GHS02,GHS07

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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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BCCN5729
BCCN7941
BCCN4796
BCCM9917

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