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Ethyl alcohol, pure

tested according to Ph. Eur., USP/NF

Synonym(s):

Ethanolum (96 per centum), Ethyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.07
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1718733
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191601
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.55

product name

Ethanol, tested according to Ph. Eur.

agency

USP/NF
tested according to Ph. Eur.

Quality Level

vapor density

1.59 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

683 °F

expl. lim.

19 %, 60 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.3600 (lit.)

bp

78 °C (lit.)

mp

−114 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble

density

0.789 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

CCO

InChI

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

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Ethanol has been used in indirect immunofluorescence for washing the mouse tissues section and then mounted in elvanol for visualizing with a BX60 photomicroscope. It has also been used for thymocyte preparation.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ethanol provides controlled pH, temperature and ionic strength for protein separation. It blocks the ion current induced by the glutamate receptor agonist N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) in hippocampal neurons.

Footnote

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

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hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

55.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

13 °C - closed cup

ppe

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


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The ion current induced by the glutamate receptor agonist N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) in voltage-clamped hippocampal neurons was inhibited by ethanol (EtOH). Inhibition increased in a concentration-dependent manner over the range 5 to 50 mM, a range that also produces intoxication. The
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