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Ethylene oxide solution

certified reference material, 50 mg/mL in methanol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C2H4O
CAS Number:
75-21-8
Molecular Weight:
44.05
MDL number:
MFCD00014482
UNSPSC Code:
12000000
PubChem Substance ID:
329757418

grade

certified reference material
TraceCERT®

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

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General description

This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food. Find a list of available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here


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

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 Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

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

Eyes,Central nervous system, 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

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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LRAD3011
LRAD0920
LRAC8595
LRAC5071
LRAC0312

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