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Ethanol solution

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

• Synonym(s): Ethanol solution, Ethyl alcohol
• Linear Formula: C₂H₅OH
• CAS Number: 64-17-5
• Molecular Weight: 46.07
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1718733
• MDL number: MFCD00003568
• UNSPSC Code: 15101802
• PubChem Substance ID: 24857225
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• product name: Ethanol Fixative 80% v/v, suitable for fixing solution (blood films)
• form: liquid; solution
• Quality Level: 200
• suitability: suitable for fixing solution (blood films)
• format: mixture
• 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

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_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 67.1 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 19.5 °C - closed cup