Ethanol
Properties
- Molecular formula
- C2H6O
- Molar mass
- 46.07 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 46.0419 Da
- Density
- 0.789 g/mL (at 20 °C)
- Melting point
- −114.1 °C
- Boiling point
- 78.5 °C
- pKa
- 15.9 (25 °C)
- Flash point
- 12.8 °C (closed cup)
- Water solubility
- miscible (25 °C)
- logP
- 0.00Crippen estimate
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors / acceptors
- 1 / 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
Hazards
Danger
- H225 Highly Flammable liquid and vaporFlammable liquids
Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.
Precautionary statements
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Identifiers
CAS number
64-17-5SMILES
CCOInChIKey
LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI
InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3Weigh it out
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Names and synonyms
54 names · show all
- Ethyl alcohol
- Alcohol
- Algrain
- Anhydrol
- Ethyl hydrate
- Ethyl hydroxide
- Jaysol
- Jaysol S
- Methylcarbinol
- Molasses alcohol
- Potato alcohol
- Tecsol
- Alcohol anhydrous
- Denatured ethanol
- Tecsol C
- Alcare hand degermer
- SY Fresh M
- Ethicap
- Synasol
- Desinfektol EL
- Duplicating fluid 100C.NPA
- 100C.NPA
- Anhydrol PM 4085
- SDA 3A
- Esumiru WK 88
- Hinetoless
- IMS 99
- Lux
- AHD 2000
- Sekundasprit
- NSC 85228
- Infinity pure
- CDA 19
- CDA 19-200
- Sterillium rub
- Germ-X
- Vinic alcohol
- SD 3A
- Denatured alcohol
- Neocol CQ
- Black warrant
- Bioethanol
- Surfin 96
- SDA 23A
- Amanol SD
- Alpet E
- Alpet NV
- PM 6193-200
- ICON Dry
- Adechiru 750
- Traceable 95
- Shunkol B
- Prethanol A
- LEK 01
Reactions
Safety data sheets
6 stored sheets list this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 64-17-5. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.
- ACRIFIX® 1S 0107 – Colored Version 1 – < 5 %POLVYANTIS Sanford LLC · 2021-12-10
- Bromoform, stabilized 3–5 %Fisher Scientific UK · 2024-02-09
- Chloroform, stabilized with ethanol 0.8–1 %Fisher Scientific Company · 2025-12-18
- Dichloromethane, stabilized with ethanol 0.2 %Fisher Scientific · 2025-12-19
- PURELL Advanced Hand Sanitizer Aloe Gel ≥ 50 – < 70 %GOJO Industries, Inc. · 2015-03-18
- PURELL® Advanced Hand Sanitizer Foam ≥ 60 – < 70 %GOJO Industries, Inc. · 2020-08-02
Work with Ethanol
Predict the NMR spectrum1H and 13C shifts with multiplicities
Make a solutionWhat to weigh for any molarity and volume
Check drug-likenessLipinski, Veber and lead-likeness
Boiling point under vacuumAt any pressure, from its normal boiling point
Isotope patternExact mass and the mass spectrum pattern
Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues
The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.
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Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds