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02851

Ethanol

greener alternative

Synonym(s):

Ethyl alcohol

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About This Item

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
Bp:
78 °C
Vapor pressure:
44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C), 44.6 mmHg
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Quality Segment

100, 500

vapor density

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
Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.

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

mp

-114 °C, −114 °C (lit.)

suitability

suitable for residue analysis

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

greener alternative category

Aligned

SMILES string

CCO

InChI

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

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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”.

Other Notes

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

Legal Information

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

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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

ppe

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

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