Ethanol

• Formula: C₂H₆O
• Molecular weight: 46.0684
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 64-17-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • [2H6]ethanol
  • Ethanol-d1
  • C2H3D3O
  • Ethanol-d5
  • Ethanol-1,1-d2
• Other names: Ethyl alcohol; Alcohol; Alcohol anhydrous; Algrain; Anhydrol; Denatured ethanol; Ethyl hydrate; Ethyl hydroxide; Jaysol; Jaysol S; Methylcarbinol; SD Alchol 23-hydrogen; Tecsol; C2H5OH; Absolute ethanol; Cologne spirit; Fermentation alcohol; Grain alcohol; Molasses alcohol; Potato alcohol; Aethanol; Aethylalkohol; Alcohol, dehydrated; Alcool ethylique; Alcool etilico; Alkohol; Cologne spirits; Denatured alcohol CD-10; Denatured alcohol CD-5; Denatured alcohol CD-5a; Denatured alcohol SD-1; Denatured alcohol SD-13a; Denatured alcohol SD-17; Denatured alcohol SD-23a; Denatured alcohol SD-28; Denatured alcohol SD-3a; Denatured alcohol SD-30; Denatured alcohol SD-39b; Denatured alcohol SD-39c; Denatured alcohol SD-40m; Etanolo; Ethanol 200 proof; Ethyl alc; Etylowy alkohol; EtOH; NCI-C03134; Spirits of wine; Spirt; Alkoholu etylowego; Ethyl alcohol anhydrous; SD alcohol 23-hydrogen; UN 1170; Tecsol C; Alcare Hand Degermer; Absolute alcohol; Denatured alcohol; Ethanol, silent spirit; Ethylol; Punctilious ethyl alcohol; SD 3A
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Critical temperature

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References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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Young, 1986, 2
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Young, 1986, 3
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Young, 1986, 4
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Young, 1986, 5
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Majer and Svoboda, 1985
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Wilson, Lindley, et al., 1984
Wilson, K.S.; Lindley, D.D.; Kay, W.B.; Hershey, H.C., Virial Coefficients of Ethanol from 373.07 to 473.15 K, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1984, 29, 243-5. [all data]

Hentze, 1977
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Efremov, 1966
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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tc	Critical temperature

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