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Ethylene oxide

387614 -

≥99.5%

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Synonym: Oxirane

  • CAS Number: 75-21-8

  • Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H4O

  • Molecular Weight: 44.05

  • Beilstein Registry Number: 102378

  • EC Number: 200-849-9

  • MDL number: MFCD00014482

  • PubChem Substance ID: 24864134

Ethylene oxide ≥99.5%
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Properties

Related CategoriesChemical Synthesis, Specialty Gases, Synthetic Reagents
assay≥99.5%
refractive indexn20/D 1.3597(lit.)
bp10.7 °C(lit.)
mp−111 °C(lit.)
density0.882 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

Description

Application

Useful monomer for the synthesis of poly(ethylene oxides) and glycols

Packaging

227 g in steel cyl

Recommended products

Stainless steel control valves Z146951, Z187224 or either of stainless steel regulators Z148504 and Z148512 and a "T"-purge valve Z151661 is recommended.

Price and Availability

Customers Also Purchased

Z146951Lecture-bottle control valve

stainless steel, hose outlet I.D. 1/4 in.


Documents

Certificate of Analysis

FT-IR Condensed Phase
Structure Search
Pressure-Temperature Nomograph
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Safety Information

SymbolGHS02GHS04GHS06GHS08  GHS02, GHS04, GHS06, GHS08
Signal wordDanger
Hazard statementsH220-H280-H315-H319-H331-H335-H340-H350
Precautionary statementsP201-P210-P261-P305 + P351 + P338-P311-P410 + P403
Personal Protective EquipmentEyeshields, Faceshields, full-face respirator (US), Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)
RIDADRUN 1040 2.3
WGK Germany2
RTECSKX2450000
Flash Point(F)-4 °F
Flash Point(C)-20 °C

control valve

Product #

Description
Z146951       Lecture-bottle control valve, stainless steel, hose outlet I.D. 1/4 in.

purge valve

Product #

Description
Z151661       "T"-purge valve, CGA Inlet size 180

recommended

Product #

Description
Z562610       Aldrich® lecture-bottle station, For mildly corrosive gases, stainless steel regulator with T-purge valve

regulator

Product #

Description
Z148504       Aldrich® corrosive lecture-bottle gas regulator, 0-15 psig delivery pressure, CGA Inlet size 180
Z148512       Aldrich® corrosive lecture-bottle gas regulator, 0-50 psig delivery pressure, CGA Inlet size 180

Technical information & documentation associated with this product is available in the Safety & Documentation tab.

References

Merck 14,3802

Beil. 17,V,1,3

Fieser 1,355 / Fieser 2,196 / Fieser 3,143 / Fieser 4,231 / Fieser 5,297 / Fieser 6,199 / Fieser 8,150

FT-IR 2 (1), 357:C / RegBook 1 (1), 245:A / Structure Index 1, 33:B:4


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