Substance
ID:312068
Names and Identifiers
IUPAC name
oxirane
IUPAC Traditional name
ethylene oxide
Synonyms
Ethylene oxideOxirane氧化乙烯环氧乙烷
Registration numbers
CAS Number
EC Number
MDL Number
Beilstein Number
PubChem SID
Properties
Product Information
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation)
C2H4O
Purity
≥99.5%
Physical Property
Boiling Point
10.7 °C(lit.)
Flash Point
-4 °F
-20 °C
Density
0.882 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Melting Point
-111 °C(lit.)
Refractive Index
n20/D 1.3597(lit.)
Safety Information
GHS Hazard statements
H220-H280-H315-H319-H331-H335-H340-H350
RTECS
KX2450000
Hazard Class
2.3
European Hazard Symbols
Highly flammable (F+)
Toxic (T)German water hazard class
2
GHS Pictograms
Acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), categories 1,2,3
Respiratory sensitization, category 1
Germ cell mutagenicity, categories 1A,1B,2
Carcinogenicity, categories 1A,1B,2
Reproductive toxicity, categories 1A,1B,2
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single exposure, categories 1,2
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Repeated exposure, categories 1,2
Aspiration Hazard, category 1
Flammable gases, category 1
Flammable aerosols, categories 1,2
Flammable liquids, categories 1,2,3
Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Types B,C,D,E,F
Pyrophoric liquids, category 1
Pyrophoric solids, category 1
Self-heating substances and mixtures
Substances and mixtures, which in contact with water, emit flammable gases, categories 1,2,3
Organic peroxides, Types B,C,D,E,F
Gases under pressure
Compressed gases
Liquefied gases
Refrigerated Liquefied gases
Dissolved gases
GHS Precautionary statements
P201-P210-P261-P305+P351+P338-P311-P410+P403
Risk Statements
45-46-6-12-23-36/37/38
MSDS Link
UN Number
1040
RID/ADR
UN 1040 2.3
Personal Protective Equipment
Eyeshields, Faceshields, full-face respirator (US), Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)
GHS Signal Word
Danger
Safety Statements
53-45
Molecule Details
Application
Useful monomer for the synthesis of poly(ethylene oxides) and glycols
Packaging
227 g in steel cylinder
Recommended products
Stainless steel control valves Z146951, Z187224 or either of stainless steel regulators Z148504 and Z148512 and a "T"-purge valve Z151661 is recommended.
Useful monomer for the synthesis of poly(ethylene oxides) and glycols
Packaging
227 g in steel cylinder
Recommended products
Stainless steel control valves Z146951, Z187224 or either of stainless steel regulators Z148504 and Z148512 and a "T"-purge valve Z151661 is recommended.
Molecular Spectra
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