| Description | |
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| Catalogue Number | 100989 |
| Synonyms | 1-Hexadecanol |
| Description | Cetyl alcohol |
| Product Information | |
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| CAS number | 36653-82-4 |
| EC number | 253-149-0 |
| Grade | Ph Eur,BP,NF,JP |
| Hill Formula | C₁₆H₃₄O |
| Chemical formula | CH₃(CH₂)₁₅OH |
| Molar Mass | 242.44 g/mol |
| HS Code | 2905 17 00 |
| Structure formula Image | |
| Physicochemical Information | |
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| Boiling point | 305 - 330 °C (1013 hPa) |
| Density | 0.82 g/cm3 (50 °C) |
| Flash point | 155 °C DIN 51758 |
| Ignition temperature | 235 °C DIN 51794 |
| Melting Point | 46 - 52 °C |
| Vapor pressure | <1 hPa (20 °C) |
| Bulk density | 410 - 450 kg/m3 |
| Solubility | <0.0001 g/l |
| Toxicological Information | |
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| LD 50 oral | LD50 Rat > 2000 mg/kg |
| LD 50 dermal | LD50 Rabbit > 2000 mg/kg |
| Safety Information according to GHS | |
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| Storage class | 10 - 13 Other liquids and solids |
| WGK | NWG not water endangering |
| Disposal | 3 Relatively unreactive organic reagents should be collected in container A. If halogenated, they should be collected in container B. For solid residues use container C. |
| Storage and Shipping Information | |
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| Storage | Store at +5°C to +30°C. |
| Specifications | |
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| Purity (GC) | ≥ 96.0 % |
| Purity (JP) | conforms |
| Identity | passes test |
| Appearance of solution | passes test |
| Melting range (lower value) | ≥ 47 °C |
| Melting range (upper value) | ≤ 52 °C |
| Hydroxyl value | 225 - 232 |
| Iodine number | ≤ 2.0 |
| Acid value | ≤ 1.0 |
| Saponification value | ≤ 2.0 |
| Hexane (HS-GC) | ≤ 290 ppm |
| Methanol (HS-GC) | ≤ 3000 ppm |
| 1-Butanol (HS-GC) | ≤ 20 ppm |
| Ethanol (HS-GC) | ≤ 20 ppm |
| Heptane (HS-GC) | ≤ 20 ppm |
| 2-Propanol (HS-GC) | ≤ 20 ppm |
| Other residual solvents (ICH Q3C) | excluded by manufactoring process |
| Sulfated ash | ≤ 0.05 % |
| Residues of metal catalysts or metal reagents acc. to EMEA/C HMP/SWP/4446/2000 are not likely to be present. | |
| Corresponds to Ph Eur, BP, NF, JP | |