Meets ACS Specifications
Suggested Applications: Organic Synthesis, Prep-LC, Glassware cleaning, ACS General Laboratory Use
Synonyms: Methyl alcohol, Carbinol, Wood alcohol
Structural Formula: CH3OH
CAS number: 67-56-1
Hazard Class: 3
Package Group: II
UN number: UN1230
Specifications
Assay by GC Analysis: 99.8% min.
Carbonyl Compounds (each of Acetone, Formaldehyde or Acetaldehyde): 0.001% max.
Color (APHA): 10 max.
Residue After Evaporation: 0.001% max.
Solubility in Water: Passes test
Substances Darkened by Sulfuric Acid: Passes test
Substances Reducing Permanganate: Passes test
Titrable Acid: 0.3 µeq/g max.
Titrable Base: 0.2 µeq/g max.
Water by Karl Fischer Titration: 0.10% max.
Surface Tension (dyn/cm) at 20°C: 22.55
Vapor Pressure (Torr) at 20°C: 97.0
Physical Properties
Density (g/mL) at 20°C: 0.7913
Molecular Weight: 32.04
Boiling Point (°C): 64.7
Freezing Point (°C): -97.7
Flashpoint (°C): 11
Elutropic Value, c-18: 1.0
Solubility in Water: Passes test