| Melting point |
-114°C |
| 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 |
| refractive index |
1.3614 |
| FEMA |
2419 | ETHYL ALCOHOL |
| Flash point |
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 |
| Relative polarity |
0.654 |
| PH |
7.0 (10g/l, H2O, 20℃) |
| Odor |
Pleasant alcoholic odor detectable at 49 to 716 ppm (mean = 180 ppm) |
| Flame Color |
(Light) blue |
| explosive limit |
3.1-27.7%(V)(ethanol) |
| Odor Threshold |
0.52ppm |
| biological source |
synthetic |
| Odor Type |
alcoholic |
| Water Solubility |
miscible |
| 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 |
| Merck |
14,3760 |
| JECFA Number |
41 |
| BRN |
1718733 |
| 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) |