E-045

Ethanol-40

40 mg/dL in H₂O, ampule of 10 × 1.2 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant^®

• Synonym(s): Ethanol solution, Ethyl alcohol
• Linear Formula: C₂H₅OH
• CAS Number: 64-17-5
• Molecular Weight: 46.07
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1718733
• MDL number: MFCD00003568
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329798972
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material
• Quality Level: 300
• form: liquid
• feature: Snap-N-Spike^®/Snap-N-Shoot^®
• packaging: ampule of 10 × 1.2 mL
• manufacturer/tradename: Cerilliant^®
• concentration: 40 mg/dL in H₂O
• technique(s): gas chromatography (GC): suitable; liquid chromatography (LC): suitable
• application(s): forensics and toxicology
• format: single component solution
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: CCO
• InChI: 1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
• InChI key: LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

A kit of NIST traceable ethanol standards suitable for calibration of ethanol testing methods. These Certified Reference Materials are widely used in forensic analysis and clinical toxicology applications for determination of blood alcohol content.

Application

• Ethanol 40% in Alzheimer′s Research: Ethanol 40% as a solvent, demonstrated the potential to alleviate β-amyloid toxicity in early Alzheimer′s disease models. This indicates ethanol 40% as a critical solvent in pharmaceutical research targeting neurodegenerative diseases (El Menuawy et al., 2024).


• Biomedical Applications of Silk Sericin: Ethanol 40% is used for extraction and solubilization, reviews its structure, biochemical properties, and applications in biomedicine, emphasizing ethanol′s role as a versatile solvent in biochemical extractions (Saad et al., 2023).


• Bioprocessing with Ethanol: Ethanol 40% is utilized in a study for enhancing enzymatic saccharification of corn stover, underscoring its importance in biotechnological processes and the production of biofuels and biochemicals (He et al., 2015).

Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation

Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: nwg
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable