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Ethylene oxide solution

certified reference material, 50 mg/mL in methanol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH2)2O
CAS Number:
75-21-8
Molecular Weight:
44.05
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329757418
MDL number:
MFCD00014482
NACRES:
NA.24
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Quality Segment

product line

TraceCERT®

grade

certified reference material, TraceCERT®

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

feature

standard type calibration

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

concentration

50 mg/mL in methanol

technique(s)

GC-HS: suitable, chromatography: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

single component solution

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C1CO1

InChI

1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3-1/h1-2H2

InChI key

IAYPIBMASNFSPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food. Find a list of available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here


Ethylene oxide is a toxic and flammable liquid, which can be obtained via vapor phase oxidation of ethylene. It can be used in the synthesis of ethylene glycol, glycol ethers, surfactants and ethanolamines. It is an industrially important chemical, that can be used as fumigant to sterilize dental and medical equipments.

Application

This certified reference material is suitable for use in Gas Chromatography (GC) and GC-Headspace (HS-GC) applications.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Legal Information

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

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Muta. 1B - Repr. 1B - Skin Corr. 1 - STOT RE 2 - STOT SE 1

Target Organs

Eyes,Central nervous system, Nervous system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point (°F)

50.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point (°C)

10 °C - closed cup

PPE (personal protective equipment)

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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