02483

Ethanol

standard for GC

• Synonym(s): Ethyl alcohol
• Linear Formula: CH₃CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 64-17-5
• Molecular Weight: 46.07
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• NACRES: NA.24
• PubChem Substance ID: 329747445
• EC Number: 200-578-6
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1718733
• MDL number: MFCD00003568

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• vapor density: 1.59 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: ≥99.9% (GC)
• autoignition temp.: 683 °F
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• expl. lim.: 19 %, 60 °F
• greener alternative product characteristics: Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• sustainability: Greener Alternative Product
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• refractive index: n20/D 1.3600 (lit.), n20/D 1.362
• bp: 78 °C (lit.)
• mp: −114 °C (lit.)
• application(s): environmental
• format: neat
• greener alternative category: Aligned
• SMILES string: CCO
• InChI: 1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
• InChI key: LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Ethanol is a clear, colorless liquid, which can prepared by fermentation of certain carbohydrates. It is the primary ingredient in alcoholic beverages, and is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations. As a solvent of substances intended for human contact or consumption, it is widely used in colorings, scents, flavorings, and medicines. Ethanol has a depressive effect on the central nervous system (CNS), and owing to its psychoactive effects, it is considered a drug. Ethanol has a complex mode of action and affects multiple systems in the brain, most notably it acts as an agonist to the GABA receptors. It is also a gasoline additive and mostly used as an alternative to petroleum as it can reduce CO and CO₂ levels during emission when compared to other fossil fuels.

Application

Ethanol has been used as internal standard in GC-MS analysis for the determination of methanol and free glycerol in biodiesel. It may have been used as reference standard in GC analysis for determination of ethanol in beer.

Features and Benefits

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Other Notes

¹Distribution and use of ethyl alcohol in Switzerland require a license from the Swiss Federal Alcohol Administration

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Disclaimer

The product is not intended for use as a biocide under global biocide regulations, including but not limited to US EPA′s Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, European Biocidal Products Regulation, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Turkey’s Biocidal Products Regulation, Korea’s Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Management Act (K-BPR) and others.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H319
• pcodes: 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: 55.4 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 13 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter