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Ethanol (data page)

Ethanol (data page)
Full structural formula of ethanol
Skeletal formula of ethanol
Ball-and-stick model of ethanol
Space-filling model of ethanol
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Ethanol
Other names
Absolute alcohol, alcohol, cologne spirit, drinking alcohol, ethane monoxide, ethylic alcohol, EtOH, ethyl alcohol, ethyl hydrate, ethyl hydroxide, ethylol, grain alcohol, hydroxyethane, methylcarbinol
Identifiers
3D model (Jmol)
3DMet B01253
1718733
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
EC Number 200-578-6
787
KEGG
MeSH Ethanol
PubChem CID
RTECS number KQ6300000
UNII
UN number 1170
Properties
C2H6O
Molar mass 46.07 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 0.7893 g/cm3 (at 20 °C)
Melting point −114.14 ± 0.03 °C (−173.45 ± 0.05 °F; 159.01 ± 0.03 K)
Boiling point 78.24 ± 0.09 °C (172.83 ± 0.16 °F; 351.39 ± 0.09 K)
miscible
log P −0.18
Vapor pressure 5.95 kPa (at 20 °C)
Acidity (pKa) 15.9 (H2O), 29.8 (DMSO)
Basicity (pKb) −1.9
1.3611
Viscosity 1.2 mPa·s (at 20 °C), 1.074 mPa·s (at 25 °C)
1.69 D
Pharmacology
D08AX08 (WHO) V03AB16 (WHO), V03AZ01 (WHO)
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
Moderate
Moderate (10–15%)
Common: oral
Uncommon: suppository, inhalation, ocular, insufflation, injection
Pharmacokinetics:
Variable
Hepatic enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase
Acetaldehyde, acetic acid, acetyl-CoA, carbon dioxide, water
None, constant rate elimination
Urine, breath, perspiration, tears, milk, saliva, bile
Legal status
  • AU: Unscheduled
  • CA: Unscheduled
  • DE: Unscheduled
  • NZ: Unscheduled
  • UK: Unscheduled
  • US: Unscheduled
  • UN: Unscheduled
  • EU: Unscheduled
Hazards
GHS pictograms The flame pictogram in the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
GHS signal word Flammable
NFPA 704
Flammability code 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g., gasoline) Health code 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g., chloroform Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
Flash point 16 °C (61 °F; 289 K)
365 °C (689 °F; 638 K)
Explosive limits 3.3%–19%
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
 7060 mg/kg (oral, rat)
US health exposure limits (NIOSH):
PEL (Permissible)
 TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
REL (Recommended)
 TWA 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)
IDLH (Immediate danger)
 3300 ppm
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Ethane
Methanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

This page provides supplementary chemical data on ethanol. Except where noted otherwise, data relate to standard ambient temperature and pressure.

External MSDS

Data obtained from Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed.

These data correlate as Density (g/cm3) = -8.461834E-4 T( °C) + 0.8063372 with an R2 coefficient of determination of 0.99999.

Data obtained from Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed. The annotation, d a °C/b °C, indicates density of solution at temperature a divided by density of pure water at temperature b.

Data obtained from CRC Handbook of Chemistry 44th ed., p2391

‡Azeotropic mixture


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