49770

Glycerol

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, anhydrous, dist., ≥99.5% (GC)

• Synonym(s): 1,2,3-Propanetriol, Glycerin
• Linear Formula: HOCH₂CH(OH)CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 56-81-5
• Molecular Weight: 92.09
• Beilstein: 635685
• EC Number: 200-289-5
• MDL number: MFCD00004722
• UNSPSC Code: 12352104
• PubChem Substance ID: 329757522
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent; puriss. p.a.
• vapor density: 3.1 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: <1 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• Assay: ≥99.5% (GC)
• form: viscous liquid
• autoignition temp.: 698 °F
• quality: dist.
• expl. lim.: 2.6-11.3 %
• technique(s): electrophoresis: suitable
• impurities: acrolein and glucose, in accordance; substances darkened by H₂SO₄, in accordance; ≤0.05% fatty acid esters (as butyric acid); ≤0.1% water
• ign. residue: ≤0.005%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.474 (lit.)
• pH: 5.5-8
• bp: 182 °C/20 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 20 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.25 g/mL (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤1 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤10 mg/kg
• cation traces: Ca: ≤5 mg/kg; Cd: ≤1 mg/kg; Co: ≤1 mg/kg; Cr: ≤1 mg/kg; Cu: ≤1 mg/kg; Fe: ≤1 mg/kg; K: ≤20 mg/kg; Mg: ≤1 mg/kg; Mn: ≤1 mg/kg; NH₄⁺: ≤5 mg/kg; Na: ≤20 mg/kg; Ni: ≤1 mg/kg; Pb: ≤1 mg/kg; Zn: ≤1 mg/kg
• SMILES string: OCC(O)CO
• InChI: 1S/C3H8O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h3-6H,1-2H2
• InChI key: PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Glycerol is widely used in industries based on food, polymer, resins, tobacco, detergents, explosives, drugs and personal care products. It is most commonly employed cheap feedstock in the chemical industry. Its transformation to various commercial value-added chemicals has been proposed. A fast enzymatic assay for the determination of glycerol based on its reaction with ATP has been described.

Application

Glycerol has been used in the synthesis of poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) pre-polymer, which is required for the fabrication of PGS scaffolds. It may be employed to protect the human red blood-cells from damage during the process of freezing and thawing.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): 390.2 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 199 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup