48838

Ethylene oxide solution

certified reference material, 50 mg/mL in methanol

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂H₄O
• CAS Number: 75-21-8
• Molecular Weight: 44.05
• MDL number: MFCD00014482
• PubChem Substance ID: 329757418

Properties

• grade: certified reference material; TraceCERT^®
• Quality Level: 100
• product line: TraceCERT^®
• CofA: current certificate can be downloaded
• feature: standard type calibration
• packaging: ampule of 1 mL
• concentration: 50 mg/mL in methanol
• technique(s): HPLC: 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

Description

General description

Ethylene oxide is a toxic and flammable liquid, which can be obtained via vapor phase oxidation of ethylene.[1] It can be used in the synthesis of ethylene glycol[2], glycol ethers, surfactants and ethanolamines.[1] It is an industrially important chemical, that can be used as fumigant to sterilize dental and medical equipments.[2]

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

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 Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS02,GHS05,GHS06,GHS08
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H225 - H301 + H311 + H331 - H314 - H340 - H350 - H360FD - H370 - H373
• Precautionary Statements: P202 - P210 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• 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: Nervous system
• Storage Class Code: 3 - Flammable liquids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): 50.0 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 10 °C - closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves