grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Quality Level

200

agency

USP/NF
reag. ISO
reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor density

2.07 (vs air)

assay

≥99.8%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

800 °F

expl. lim.

16 %, 92 °F
4 %, 59 °F

technique(s)

mass spectrometry (MS): suitable

impurities

≤0.0002% acetaldehyde
≤0.0005% non-volatile matter
≤0.002% KMnO₄ red. matter (as HCOOH)
≤0.01% acetic anhydride (GC)
≤0.2% water (Karl Fischer)

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.371 (lit.)

pH

2.5 (20 °C, 50 g/L)

bp

117-118 °C (lit.)

mp

16.2 °C (lit.)

transition temp

freezing point ≥16.3 °C

density

1.049 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.5 mg/kg
phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤0.5 mg/kg
sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.5 mg/kg

cation traces

Ag: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Al: ≤0.05 mg/kg
As: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ba: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Be: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤0.2 mg/kg
Cd: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Co: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Cr: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Cu: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Fe: ≤0.2 mg/kg
Ge: ≤0.05 mg/kg
K: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Li: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Mo: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ni: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Pb: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Sr: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Ti: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Tl: ≤0.05 mg/kg
V: ≤0.01 mg/kg
Zn: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Zr: ≤0.1 mg/kg

SMILES string

CC(O)=O

suitability

passes test for indifference to chromic acid

storage temp.

room temp

InChI

1S/C2H4O2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H,3,4)

InChI key

QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N