PHR1373

Alcohol

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

• Synonym(s): Ethanol, Ethyl alcohol
• Linear Formula: CH₃CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 64-17-5
• Molecular Weight: 46.07
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1718733
• EC Number: 200-578-6
• MDL number: MFCD00003568
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329823351
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material; pharmaceutical secondary standard
• Quality Level: 300
• agency: traceable to USP 1012768
• vapor density: 1.59 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• CofA: current certificate can be downloaded
• autoignition temp.: 683 °F
• expl. lim.: 19 %, 60 °F
• packaging: ampule of 5x1.2 mL
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• refractive index: n20/D 1.3600 (lit.)
• bp: 78 °C (lit.)
• mp: −114 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.789 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): pharmaceutical (small molecule)
• format: neat
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• SMILES string: CCO
• InChI: 1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
• InChI key: LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards. Alcohol is a common organic solvent that is widely used in chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology. It is also utilized in pharmaceutical and perfume manufacture. Due to its occurrence in alcoholic beverages, it is also widely used in in vivo studies on alcohol-related pathology.

Application

These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Footnote

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

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAC2434 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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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: 55.4 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 13 °C - closed cup