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2-Bromoethanol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Ethylene bromohydrin

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
BrCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
540-51-2
Molecular Weight:
124.96
EC Number:
208-748-1
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24867805
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
878140
MDL number:
MFCD00002827
NACRES:
NA.24
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

100

vapor density

4.3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

2.4 mmHg ( 20 °C)

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

packaging

ampule of 1000 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.492 (lit.)

bp

56-57 °C/20 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.763 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OCCBr

InChI

1S/C2H5BrO/c3-1-2-4/h4H,1-2H2

InChI key

LDLCZOVUSADOIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Bromoethanol is one of the degradation by-products of commonly used preservative, bronopol.

Application

2-Bromoethanol may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in cosmetics, external medicaments, shampoos and bath preparations, air samples and active pharmaceutical ingredients by various chromatographic techniques.
2-Bromoethanol may be used as an analytical standard in the simultaneous determination of tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ether and tetrabromobisphenol A mono(hydroxyethyl) ether by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry.
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pictograms

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GHS06,GHS05

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

230.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

110 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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