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Reagent Alcohol

Name: Reagent Alcohol
Brand: SIGMA
Price: 128 SGD
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70%, used for histology tissue preparation

Synonym(s):

Ethanol, RGA, denatured alcohol

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1 gal	Estimated to ship on07 September 2026fromSIGMA ALDRICH Pte Ltd	$128.00

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CAS Number:

64-17-5

UNSPSC Code:

15101802

PubChem Substance ID:

329824021

NACRES:

NA.47

MDL number:

MFCD00003568

Technique(s):

tissue processing: suitable

Bp:

78 °C (lit.)

Vapor pressure:

59 hPa ( 20 °C)

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Properties

biological source

synthetic

Quality Segment

100

vapor density

1.59 (vs air)

vapor pressure

59 hPa ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

expl. lim.

3.1-27.7 % (lit.)

concentration

70%

technique(s)

tissue processing: suitable

color

colorless

bp

78 °C (lit.)

mp

-114 °C (lit.)

density

0.7905 g/cm³

application(s)

hematology
histology

SMILES string

OCC

InChI

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

InChI key

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Reagent Alcohol (70%) is a high-purity alcohol solution specifically formulated for use in histology tissue preparation. This reagent is essential for various laboratory applications, including tissue fixation, dehydration, and processing, ensuring optimal results in histological studies.

Application

Reagent Alcohol (70%) is suitable for use in histology tissue preparation.It has been used in histopathology for the dehydration of formalin-fixed kidney samples, ensuring optimal tissue preservation and preparation prior to paraffin embedding and subsequent histological staining.

Other Notes

95 parts of specially denatured ethyl alcohol 3A with 5 parts of isopropyl alcohol. Final concentrations are ~ 60% ethanol, ~ 5% methanol and ~ 5% isopropanol. Contains ~30% water.

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Sigma-Aldrich R3154 Reagent Alcohol	Sigma-Aldrich R8382 Reagent Alcohol	Supelco PHR1373 Alcohol	Supelco PHR1070 Dehydrated Alcohol
description 70%, used for histology tissue preparation	description used for histology tissue preparation	description Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material	description Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material
Quality Level 100	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 300	Quality Level 300
application(s) hematology histology	application(s) hematology histology	application(s) pharmaceutical (small molecule)	application(s) pharmaceutical (small molecule)
technique(s) tissue processing: suitable	technique(s) tissue processing: suitable	technique(s) HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable	technique(s) gas chromatography (GC): suitable, HPLC: suitable
form liquid	form solution	form -	form -
bp 78 °C (lit.)	bp 78 °C (lit.)	bp 78 °C (lit.)	bp 78 °C (lit.)
vapor density 1.59 (vs air)	vapor density 1.59 (vs air)	vapor density 1.59 (vs air)	vapor density 1.59 (vs air)

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pictograms

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signalword

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hcodes

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pcodes

P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P311

Hazard Classifications

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target_organs

Eyes,Central nervous system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

55.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

13 °C - closed cup

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