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1.00990

Ethanol

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dried (max. 0.01% H2O)

Synonym(s):

Ethyl alcohol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.07
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Index Number:
200-578-6
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1718733
grade:
anhydrous
assay:
≥99.9% (GC)
application(s):
pharmaceutical
bp:
78 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
59 hPa ( 20 °C)

Product Name

Ethanol, dried (max. 0.01% H2O)

InChI

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

SMILES string

CCO

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

anhydrous

vapor density

1.59 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
59 hPa ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.9% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

683 °F

potency

6200 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

expl. lim.

19 %, 60 °F

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impurities

≤0.0002 meq/g Alkalinity
≤0.0005 meq/g Acidity
≤0.01% 2-Propanol (GC)
≤0.01% Acetone (GC)
≤0.01% Water
≤0.05% Methanol (GC)

evapn. residue

≤10 mg/L

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.3600 (lit.)

pH

7.0 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H2O)

bp

78 °C (lit.)

mp

−114 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point 12 °C

application(s)

pharmaceutical

format

neat

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storage temp.

2-30°C

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Analysis Note

Purity (GC): ≥ 99.9 %
Identity (IR): conforms
Colour: ≤ 10 Hazen
Acidity: ≤ 0.0005 meq/g
Alkalinity: ≤ 0.0002 meq/g
Acetone (GC): ≤ 0.01 %
Methanol (GC): ≤ 0.05 %
2-Propanol (GC): ≤ 0.01 %
Evaporation residue: ≤ 10 mg/l
Water: ≤ 0.01 %

Other Notes

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

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

55.4 °F

flash_point_c

13 °C


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