793213

Reagent Alcohol

70%

• Synonym(s): Ethanol, Ethyl alcohol, EtOH
• NACRES: NA.21
• UNSPSC Code: 15101802
• Bp: 78 °C (lit.)

Properties

• vapor density: 1.59 (vs air)
• Quality Segment: 100
• form: liquid
• expl. lim.: 3.1-27.7 % (lit.)
• greener alternative product characteristics: Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• sustainability: Greener Alternative Product
• concentration: 70%
• bp: 78 °C (lit.)
• mp: -114 °C (lit.)
• greener alternative category: Aligned
• tax and license information: Sales restrictions may apply

Description

Application

Reagent alcohol has been used as a solvent in:

• The SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment) procedure for the selection of aptamers.
• The study of the morphology of mitochondria in dopaminergic neurites of mice.

Features and Benefits

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Packaging

4x1GA-PB is in poly bottle.
12x1GA-PB is 3x(4x1GA) in poly bottle.
20x1GA-PB is 5x(4x1GA) in poly bottle.

Other Notes

95 parts of specially denatured ethyl alcohol 3A, 140 proof, with 5 parts of isopropyl alcohol. Final concentrations are ~ 60% ethanol, ~ 5% methanol and ~ 5% isopropanol. Contains ~ 30% water.

Ordering Information:
The letterhead approval is not required by Sigma-Aldrich for the 4x1GA unit size.

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS08,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H319,H371
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P311
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 2
• target_organs: Eyes,Central nervous system
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 60.8 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 16 °C - closed cup