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Ethanol solution

Name: Ethanol solution
Brand: SIGMA

80% v/v, suitable for fixing solution (blood films)

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Synonym(s):

Ethanol solution, Ethyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:

C₂H₅OH

CAS Number:

64-17-5

Molecular Weight:

46.07

UNSPSC Code:

15101802

PubChem Substance ID:

24857225

NACRES:

NA.21

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1718733

MDL number:

MFCD00003568

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Properties

Product Name

Ethanol Fixative 80% v/v, suitable for fixing solution (blood films)

Quality Segment

200

form

liquid, solution

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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suitability

suitable for fixing solution (blood films)

format

mixture

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Aligned

SMILES string

CCO

InChI

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

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Ethanol Fixative 80% is a solution of 80% v/v ethanol in water. It is used as a preservative for biological specimens in the fluid.

Application

Used as a fixative for blood films in Sigma Procedure 285 for Fetal Hemoglobin

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This Item	48075	NIST2900	NIST2895
Sigma-Aldrich 2858 Ethanol Fixative 80% v/v	Supelco 48075 Ethanol solution	NIST2900 Ethanol-water solution	$Ethanol-water solution NIST® SRM® 2895, nominal mass fraction 0.2%$ NIST2895 Ethanol-water solution
description suitable for fixing solution (blood films)	description certified reference material, 2000 μg/mL in methanol	description NIST^® SRM^® 2900, nominal 95.6% by mass	description NIST^® SRM^® 2895, nominal mass fraction 0.2%
Quality Level 200	Quality Level 300	Quality Level -	Quality Level -
form solution, liquid	form -	form -	form -
greener alternative product characteristics Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.	greener alternative product characteristics -	greener alternative product characteristics Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.	greener alternative product characteristics Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
suitability suitable for fixing solution (blood films)	suitability -	suitability -	suitability -
format mixture	format single component solution	format single component solution	format single component solution
greener alternative category Aligned	greener alternative category -	greener alternative category Aligned	greener alternative category Aligned

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Pictograms

GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Codes

H225,H319

Precautionary Statements

P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point (°F)

67.1 °F - closed cup

Flash Point (°C)

19.5 °C - closed cup

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