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Ethyl alcohol, pure

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≥99.5% (GC), EMPARTA® ACS reagent, for extraction and analytical purposes

Synonym(s):

Ethanol, Ethyl alcohol, EtOH, Ethyl alcohol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.07
Beilstein:
1718733
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Index Number:
200-578-6
NACRES:
NB.21
application(s):
environmental
food and beverages
industrial qc
pharmaceutical
sample preparation
bp:
78 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
59 hPa ( 20 °C)

Product Name

Ethanol absolute, for analysis EMPARTA® ACS

grade

ACS reagent
reagent grade
absolute

Quality Level

vapor density

1.59 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
59 hPa ( 20 °C)

description

for analytical purposes
for extraction

product line

EMPARTA®

Assay

≥99.5% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

683 °F

potency

6200 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

expl. lim.

19 %, 60 °F

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dilution

(for routine analytical applications)

impurities

≤0.0002% Substances reducing potassium permanganate (as O)
≤0.0002 meq/g Titrable base
≤0.0005 meq/g Titrable acid
≤0.001% Acetone (GC)
≤0.01% 2-Propanol (GC)
≤0.1% Methanol (GC)

evapn. residue

≤0.001%

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.3600 (lit.)

pH

7.0 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H2O)

bp

78 °C (lit.)

mp

−114 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point 12 °C

application(s)

environmental
food and beverages
industrial qc
pharmaceutical
sample preparation

format

neat

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storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

CCO

InChI

1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

EMD Millipore offers EMPARTA grade solvents for routine tasks in analytical laboratories. EMPARTA grade solvents offer fewer test parameters than EMSURE, yet are still of high quality. EMPARTA solvents meet ACS requirements, making them ideal for a wide range of analytical applications.
EMPARTA solvents are designed for routine chemical synthesis, drying, purification, and critical labware cleaning in quality control environments. Engineered for precision, they deliver consistently reproducible results essential for rigorous validation and documentation.

Exceptional Quality Standards: These solvents meet or exceed ACS specifications, providing assurance of high quality that is crucial for accurate testing and analysis in quality control.

Consistent Reproducibility: Designed for precision, the solvents ensure that results can be reliably reproduced, which is vital for maintaining compliance and integrity in quality control processes.

Versatile Applications: Suitable for a variety of QC tasks, including analytical testing, method validation, and testing USP/NF monographs, these solvents support a comprehensive approach to quality assurance in laboratory settings.
We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. This product is Biorenewable and alternative to petrochemical solvents. Ethanol is environmentally preferable green solvent and thus it aligns with "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries" and "Use of Renewable Feedstocks". Click here  for more information.

Application

Ethyl alcohol, pure can be used as a solvent in many cleaning and research applications including extraction and preparation of samples:
  • To prepare a homogeneous dispersion of ZnO-Ts powder for effective separation by differential centrifugation.
  • In the extraction of capsaicinoids in pepper sample.
  • To purify and fractionate corn-stover lignin, enhancing molecular weight for improved carbon fiber production.

Analysis Note

Purity (GC): ≥ 99.5 %
Identity (IR): conforms
Color: ≤ 10 Hazen
Solubility in water: conforms
Titrable acid: ≤ 0.0005 meq/g
Titrable base: ≤ 0.0002 meq/g
Acetone (GC): ≤ 0.001 %
Methanol (GC): ≤ 0.1 %
2-Propanol (GC): ≤ 0.01 %
Acetone, Isopropyl Alcohol (ACS): conforms
Substances reducing potassium permanganate (as O): ≤ 0.0002 %
Substances reducing permanganate (ACS): conforms
Readily carbonizable substances: conforms
Evaporation residue: ≤ 0.001 %
Water: ≤ 0.2 %

Footnote

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

Legal Information

EMPARTA is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

55.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

13 °C - closed cup


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