Reagent Alcohol
SIGMA/R3154 - 70%, used for histology tissue preparation
Synonym: Ethanol; RGA; denatured alcohol
CAS Number: 64-17-5
MDL Number: MFCD00003568
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | hematology histology |
| biological source | synthetic |
| bp | 78 °C (lit.) |
| color | colorless |
| concentration | 70% |
| density | 0.7905 g/cm3 |
| expl. lim. | 3.1-27.7 % (lit.) |
| form | liquid |
| InChI | 1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1 |
| InChI key | LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | -114 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| SMILES string | OCC |
| technique(s) | tissue processing: suitable |
| vapor density | 1.59 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 59 hPa ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Reagent Alcohol (70%) is suitable for use in histology tissue preparation.It has been used in histopathology for the dehydration of formalin-fixed kidney samples, ensuring optimal tissue preservation and preparation prior to paraffin embedding and subsequent histological staining. |
| General description: | Reagent Alcohol (70%) is a high-purity alcohol solution specifically formulated for use in histology tissue preparation. This reagent is essential for various laboratory applications, including tissue fixation, dehydration, and processing, ensuring optimal results in histological studies. |
| Other Notes: | 95 parts of specially denatured ethyl alcohol 3A with 5 parts of isopropyl alcohol. Final concentrations are ~ 60% ethanol, ~ 5% methanol and ~ 5% isopropanol. Contains ~30% water. |
| Packaging: | 1 gal in poly bottle |
| Symbol |    GHS02,GHS07,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H319 - H371 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P311 |
| Hazard Codes | F,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 11-20/21/22-68/20/21/22 |
| Safety Statements | 16-36/37 |
| RIDADR | UN1170 - class 3 - PG 2 - Ethanol, solution |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 55.4 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 13 °C - closed cup |
| bp | 78 °C (lit.) |
| mp | -114 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.7905 g/cm3 |
| UNSPSC | 15101802 |