NIST2891

Ethanol-water solution

NIST^® SRM^® 2891, nominal mass fraction 0.02%

• 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: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329818740
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material
• Quality Level: 100
• packaging: pkg of 5 x 1.2 mL
• manufacturer/tradename: NIST^®
• technique(s): Karl-Fischer titration: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• application(s): environmental
• format: single component solution
• SMILES string: CCO
• InChI: 1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
• InChI key: LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

This Standard Reference Material is a solution of ethanol in water with a nominal concentration of 0.02 % by mass. A single unit of SRM 2891 contains five 2-milliliter ampoules, each with an approximate 1.2 mL of the solution. For more information, please refer to the SDS and COA.
SRM 2891_cert
SRM 2891_SDS

Application

Ethanol-water solution is intended for use with calibrating instruments and techniques used for the determination of ethanol in blood.

Features and Benefits

• The certified values for ethanol are provided, that are metrological traceability to the International System of Units (SI) derived unit for mass fraction, expressed as a percentage and determined by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and Karl Fischer analysis.
• Expiration details and instructions for use, storage and handling are provided on the NIST certificate.

Other Notes

Example analytes are listed below as a reference. Please download a current certificate at nist.gov/SRM for current analytes and certified values.
Ethanol (C₂H₆O)

See certificate for values and more details at nist.gov/SRM.

Legal Information

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Safety Information

• Storage Class: 12 - Non Combustible Liquids
• wgk_germany: nwg
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable