Ethanol
SIGALD/32221 - puriss. p.a., absolute, ≥99.8% (GC)
Synonym: Ethyl alcohol
CAS Number: 64-17-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H6O
Molecular Weight: 46.07
EC Number: 200-578-6
MDL Number: MFCD00003568
Linear Formula: CH3CH2OH
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.8% (GC) |
| autoignition temp. | 683 °F |
| bp | 78 °C (lit.) |
| cation traces | Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg |
| B: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg | |
| Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Sn: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| expl. lim. | 19 %, 60 °F |
| form | liquid |
| format | neat |
| grade | absolute |
| puriss. p.a. | |
| impurities | furfural, in accordance |
| ≤0.0001% free alkali (as NH3) | |
| ≤0.0001% heavy metals (as Pb) | |
| ≤0.0003% KMnO4 red. matter (as O) | |
| ≤0.0005% free acid (as CH3COOH) | |
| ≤0.001% acetone (GC) | |
| ≤0.001% aldehydes (as CH3CHO) | |
| ≤0.001% non-volatile matter | |
| ≤0.003% 2-propanol | |
| ≤0.003% carbonyl compounds (as CO) | |
| ≤0.02% methanol (GC) | |
| ≤0.05% iso-amyl alcohol | |
| ≤0.2% water (Karl Fischer) | |
| InChI | 1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1 |
| InChI key | LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −114 °C (lit.) |
| quality | sales not in Germany1 |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| refractive index | n |
| n |
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| SMILES string | CCO |
| suitability | complies for appearance |
| complies for identity A | |
| complies for identity B | |
| complies for UV absorption | |
| passes test for reaction against H2SO4 | |
| technique(s) | GC/GC: suitable |
| vapor density | 1.59 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Ethanol was used as dispersion medium for already prepared silver nanoparticles. It may be used in the following studies: • Hydrothermal synthesis of single crystal ZnO nanorod. • Synthesis of N-(N′dodecylcarboxamidomethyl • As solvent for cytofluorimetric analysis. • Preparation of TiO2 colloid (particle size = 20nm). |
| Other Notes: | 1Distribution and use of ethyl alcohol in Switzerland require a license from the Swiss Federal Alcohol Administration |
| Symbol |   GHS02,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F |
| Risk Statements | 11 |
| Safety Statements | 7-16 |
| RIDADR | UN1170 - class 3 - PG 2 - Ethanol |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 55.4 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | 13 °C |
| Purity | ≥99.8% (GC) |
| bp | 78 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −114 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 15101802 |