Description Catalogue Number 100989 Synonyms 1-Hexadecanol Description Cetyl alcohol Product Information 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 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 LD 50 oral LD50 Rat > 2000 mg/kg LD 50 dermal LD50 Rabbit > 2000 mg/kg Safety Information according to GHS 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 Storage Store at +5°C to +30°C. Specifications 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