Boiling point

78°C

density

0.789 g/mL at 20 °C

vapor density

1.59 (vs air)

vapor pressure

43 mmHg at 20 °C

FEMA

2419 | ETHYL ALCOHOL

refractive index

1.3614

Fp

12°C

storage temp.

room temp

solubility

water: soluble (completely)

pka

16(at 25℃)

form

Liquid. Colorless liquid / invisible vapor.

color

APHA: ≤10

Specific Gravity

0.80872～0.81601

Flame Color

(Light) blue

Odor

Pleasant alcoholic odor detectable at 49 to 716 ppm (mean = 180 ppm)

Relative polarity

0.654

PH

7.0 (10g/l, H2O, 20℃)

explosive limit

3.1-27.7%(V)(ethanol)

Odor Type

alcoholic

Odor Threshold

0.52ppm

biological source

synthetic

Water Solubility

miscible

Thermal Conductivity

0.163 W/(m·K) at 25 ℃

Sensitive

Hygroscopic

λmax

λ: 240 nm Amax: 0.40

λ: 250 nm Amax: 0.30

λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.30

λ: 270 nm Amax: 0.10

λ: 340 nm Amax: 0.10

JECFA Number

41

Merck

143,760

BRN

1718733

Henry's Law Constant

1.9×100 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Burkholder et al. (2019)

Dielectric constant

24.3（25℃）

Exposure limits

TLV-TWA 1900 mg/m3 (1000 ppm) (ACGIH).

Stability:

Stable. Substances to be avoided include strong oxidizing agents, peroxides, acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, alkali metals, ammonia, moisture. Forms explosive mixtures with air. Hygroscopic.

Cosmetics Ingredients Functions

ANTIFOAMING

ASTRINGENT

VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

SOLVENT

ANTIMICROBIAL

FRAGRANCE

Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Ethanol (64-17-5)

InChI

1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChIKey

LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

OCC

LogP

-0.19

Surface tension

22.1mN/m at 20°C

CAS DataBase Reference

64-17-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Ethanol(64-17-5)

IARC

1 (Vol. 96, 100E) 2012

EPA Substance Registry System

Ethanol (64-17-5)

Risk Statements

11-10-36/37/38-39/23/24/25-23/24/25-68/20/21/22-20/21/22-52/53-51/53

Safety Statements

16-7-36-26-45-36/37-61-24/25-2017/7/16

OEB

A

OEL

TWA: 1000 ppm (1900 mg/m3)

RIDADR

UN 1170 3/PG II/III (ETHANOL (ETHYL ALCOHOL) or ETHANOL SOLUTION (ETHYL ALCOHOL SOLUTION))

WGK Germany

nwg

RTECS

KQ6300000

Autoignition Temperature

363 °C

TSCA

TSCA listed

HazardClass

3

PackingGroup

II

HS Code

22071000

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Flam. Liq. 2

Hazardous Substances Data

64-17-5(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 in young, old rats (g/kg): 10.6, 7.06 orally (Wiberg)

IDLA

3,300 ppm [10% LEL]