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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®

Quality Level

300

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

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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

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

PDSCL

Deleterious substance

PRTR

Specified Class I Designated Chemical Substances

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

48838:4548173161464

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Lot/Batch Number
LRAD3011
LRAD0920
LRAC8595
LRAC5071
LRAC0312

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