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Methanol

≥99.9%, HPLC Plus, suitable for HPLC, poly-coated bottles

Synonym(s):

Methyl alcohol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
32.04
Beilstein:
1098229
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12190000
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

product name

Methanol, HPLC Plus, ≥99.9%, poly-coated bottles

grade

HPLC Plus

Quality Level

vapor density

1.11 (vs air)

vapor pressure

410 mmHg ( 50 °C)
97.68 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.9%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

725 °F

expl. lim.

36 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

≤0.0002 meq/g Titr. base
≤0.0003 meq/g Titr. acid
≤0.001% Carbonyl Compounds
≤1.0 ppb Fluorescence (quinine) at 254 nm
≤1.0 ppb Fluorescence (quinine) at 365 nm
<0.05% water

evapn. residue

≤0.0001%

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.329 (lit.)

bp

64.7 °C (lit.)

mp

−98 °C (lit.)

solubility

benzene: miscible(lit.)
ethanol: miscible(lit.)
water: miscible(lit.)

density

0.791 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
0.791 g/mL at 25 °C

HPLC-gradient

≤2 mAU at 230 nm
≤5 mAU at 254 nm

λ

H2O reference

UV absorption

λ: 205 nm Amax: 1.0
λ: 210 nm Amax: 0.80
λ: 220 nm Amax: 0.20
λ: 230 nm Amax: 0.10
λ: 250 nm Amax: 0.02
λ: 400 nm Amax: 0.005

format

neat

SMILES string

CO

InChI

1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3

InChI key

OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methanol (MeOH) is an organic solvent with a wide range of industrial applications. It is the main component of lithium batteries. It can be prepared by hydrogenation of CO2 under various conditions. MeOH is a toxic alcohol employed for denaturing ethyl alcohol. A study reports the preparation of biodiesel from canola oil using methanol under supercritical conditions.
Methanol is an alcohol. Its thermochemical conversion to C2-C10 hydrocarbons in the presence of shape-selective zeolites has been reported. Its oxidation on Ru-Pt catalyst system by ruthenium ad-atoms has been proposed.

Application

Methanol (MeOH) may be used in the following studies:
  • Colony forming unit-fibroblast assay of bone marrow mononuclear cells.
  • As solvent for the preparation of extracts of hyphae of Aspergillus for the estimation of gliotoxin by reversed phase-HPLC.
  • Immunofluorescence studies.
  • To compose eluent for the ion-pair reverse-phase HPLC isolation of nucleotides and their decomposition products.
  • As eluent in the HPLC estimation of malondialdehyde in plasma, which is an indicator of oxidative stress.
Suitable for HPLC, spectrophotometry, and some LC-MS applications

Preparation Note

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Signal Word

Danger

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 Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

49.5 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

9.7 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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