Agency

USP/NF
reag. ISO
reag. Ph. Eur.

Quality Level

200

vapor density

1.59 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

absolute

Assay

≥99.8% (GC)

form

liquid (clear, colorless)

autoignition temp.

683 °F

expl. lim.

19 %, 60 °F

technique(s)

UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable

impurities

furfural, in accordance
volatile impurities (GC), complies
≤0.0001% free alkali (as NH₃)
≤0.0001% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤0.0003% KMnO₄ red. matter (as O)
≤0.0005% free acid (as CH₃COOH)
≤0.001% acetone (GC)
≤0.001% aldehydes (as CH₃CHO)
≤0.001% non-volatile matter
≤0.003% 2-propanol
≤0.003% carbonyl compounds (as CO)
≤0.02% methanol (GC)
≤0.05% iso-amyl alcohol
≤0.2% water (Karl Fischer)

color

APHA: >10

refractive index

n20/D 1.3600 (lit.)
n20/D 1.3612-1.3618

pH

7 (20 °C, 10 g/L)

bp

78 °C (lit.)

mp

−114 °C (lit.)

density

0.789 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.00005%
B: ≤0.000002%
Ba: ≤0.00001%
Ca: ≤0.00005%
Cd: ≤0.000005%
Co: ≤0.000002%
Cr: ≤0.000002%
Cu: ≤0.000002%
Fe: ≤0.00001%
Mg: ≤0.00001%
Mn: ≤0.000002%
Ni: ≤0.000002%
Pb: ≤0.00001%
Sn: ≤0.00001%
Zn: ≤0.00001%

SMILES string

CCO

suitability

corresponds for UV absorption
passes test for reaction against H₂SO₄

format

neat

InChI

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

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N