82762

Methanol

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): Methyl alcohol
• Linear Formula: CH₃OH
• CAS Number: 67-56-1
• Molecular Weight: 32.04
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1098229
• EC Number: 200-659-6
• MDL number: MFCD00004595
• UNSPSC Code: 12352104
• PubChem Substance ID: 329769263
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor density: 1.11 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 410 mmHg ( 50 °C); 97.68 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: ≥99.9% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 725 °F
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• expl. lim.: 36 %
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• refractive index: n20/D 1.329 (lit.); n20/D 1.329
• bp: 64.7 °C (lit.)
• mp: −98 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.791 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): environmental
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CO
• InChI: 1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3
• InChI key: OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Methanol is a primary alcohol, which is commercially manufactured from methane. It can also be obtained via pyrolysis of wood. It can find applications in organic synthesis reactions, as a highly polar solvent.

This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

Application

Methanol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte content in biodiesel, wine, and biological fluids by gas chromatography (GC) technique. It can also be used as a solvent/eluent for the preparation of various standard solutions and the extraction of analytes for their subsequent determination using analytical techniques.

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H301 + H311 + H331,H370
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P280 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P311
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 1
• target_organs: Eyes,Central nervous system
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 49.5 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 9.7 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves