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02891

Ethanol

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purum, secunda spirit, denaturated with 2% 2-butanone, S15, ~96% (based on denaturant-free substance)

Synonym(s):

Ethyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.07
UNSPSC Code:
15101802
NACRES:
NA.05
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-578-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1718733
MDL number:
Assay:
~96% (based on denaturant-free substance)
Bp:
78 °C
Vapor pressure:
44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C), 44.6 mmHg
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vapor density

1.59 (vs air)

Quality Segment

vapor pressure

44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C), 44.6 mmHg

grade

purum

assay

~96% (based on denaturant-free substance)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

683 °F

quality

secunda spirit, denaturated with 2% 2-butanone, S15

expl. lim.

19 %, 60 °F, 19 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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refractive index

n20/D 1.3600 (lit.), n20/D 1.364

bp

78 °C

mp

-114 °C, −114 °C (lit.)

format

neat

greener alternative category

SMILES string

CCO

InChI

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

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Other Notes

1Distribution and use of ethyl alcohol in Switzerland require a license from the Swiss Federal Alcohol Administration
A -D suffix exists for administrative purposes only.
All -D packages are 100% the same product, same quality, same specification as the package sizes previously sold without a -D.
Sales restrictions may apply


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

57.2 °F

flash_point_c

14 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter



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