Merck Ethyl alcohol, pure

Product Name:  Ethanol, for molecular biology

vapor density:  1.59 (vs air)

Quality Level:  100

vapor pressure:  44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

                            59 hPa ( 20 °C)

Assay:  ≥99.8% (GC)

Form:  liquid

autoignition temp.:  683 °F

potency:  6200 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

expl. lim.:  19 %, 60 °F

impurities:

DNAses (nicking-activity), none detected

RNAses, none detected

≤0.0001% Heavy metals (as Pb)

≤0.0002 meq/g Acidity

≤0.0002 meq/g Alkalinity

Color:  colorless

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

format:  neat

storage temp.:  15-25°C

SMILES string:  CCO

InChI:  1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChI key:  LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

for molecular biology

Application

Ethanol for molecular biology. CAS No. 64-17-5, EC Number 200-578-6.

Analysis Note

Appearance (colour)colourlessAppearance (description)clearPurity (GC)≥ 99.8 %Acidity≤ 0.0002 meq/gAlkalinity≤ 0.0002 meq/gHeavy metals (as Pb)≤ 0.0001 %DNases (nicking-activity)not detectableRNasesnot detectable

Footnote

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