Glycidol Basic information | |
Product Name: | Glycidol |
CAS: | 556-52-5 |
MF: | C3H6O2 |
MW: | 74.08 |
EINECS: | 209-128-3 |
Glycidol Chemical Properties | |
Melting point | -54 °C |
Boiling point | 61-62 °C/15 mmHg (lit.) |
density | 1.117 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
vapor density | 2.15 (vs air) |
vapor pressure | 0.9 mm Hg ( 25 °C) |
refractive index | n20/D 1.433(lit.) |
Fp | 178 °F |
storage temp. | -20°C |
pka | 14.62±0.10(Predicted) |
form | Powder, Crystals or Chunks |
color | White to light yellow-beige |
Water Solubility | soluble |
Merck | 134,503 |
BRN | 383562 |
Exposure limits | TLV-TWA 75 mg/m3 (25 ppm) (ACGIH); 150 mg/m3 (50 ppm) (OSHA); IDLH 500 ppm (NIOSH). |
Stability: | Stability Stable, but may explode on contact with strong acids, strong bases, heavy metals, heavy metal salts. May decompose on exposure to water or moist air. |
InChIKey | CTKINSOISVBQLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Item |
Standard |
Appearance |
Colorless to light yellow clear liquid |
Identification(by GC) |
The retention time of major peak in the chromatogramof the sample solution corresponds to that in the chromatogramt the standard solution, as obtained in the purity |
Water(By K.F.) |
≤ 0.50 % |
Chrom atographic purity (By HPLC) |
≥ 97.0% |