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Butyl Alcohol

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Synonym(s):

Butyl Alcohol, 1-Butanol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)2CH2OH
CAS Number:
71-36-3
MDL number:
MFCD00002964
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
EC Index Number:
200-751-6

Agency

meets USP/NF

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

6.7 hPa ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.4% (GC)

form

liquid

impurities

≤0.0008 meq/g Titrable acid
≤0.01% Carbonyl compounds (as butyraldehyde)
≤0.1% Water (H2O)
≤0.2% Di-n-Butyl ether [(C4 H9)2 O]

evapn. residue

≤0.005%

color

APHA: ≤10

pH

7 (20 °C, 70 g/L in H2O)

bp

116-118 °C/1013 hPa

mp

-89 °C

transition temp

flash point 34 °C

solubility

66 g/L

density

0.81 g/cm3 at 20 °C

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

InChI

1S/C4H10O/c1-2-3-4-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

InChI key

LRHPLDYGYMQRHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Analysis Note

Assay (GC): 99.4% min
Carbonyl compounds (as butyraldehyde): 0.01% max
Color (APHA): 10 max
Di-n-Butyl ether [(C4 H9)2 O]: 0.2% max
Evaporation residue: 0.005% max
Form: Clear liquid
Titrable acid: 0.0008meq/g max
Water (H2O): 0.1% max

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

95.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

35 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

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EU REACH Annex XVII (Restriction List)

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