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49770

Glycerol

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puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, anhydrous, dist., ≥99.5% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1,2,3-Propanetriol, Glycerin

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Linear Formula:
HOCH2CH(OH)CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
92.09
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-289-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
635685
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.5% (GC)
Technique(s):
electrophoresis: suitable
Bp:
182 °C/20 mmHg (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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Quality Level

vapor density

3.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

ACS reagent, puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

form

viscous liquid

autoignition temp.

698 °F

quality

dist.

expl. lim.

2.6-11.3 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
Design for Degradation
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technique(s)

electrophoresis: suitable

impurities

acrolein and glucose, in accordance, substances darkened by H2SO4, in accordance, ≤0.05% fatty acid esters (as butyric acid), ≤0.1% water

ign. residue

≤0.005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.474 (lit.)

pH

5.5-8

bp

182 °C/20 mmHg (lit.)

mp

20 °C (lit.)

density

1.25 g/mL (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤1 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤10 mg/kg

SMILES string

OCC(O)CO

cation traces

Ca: ≤5 mg/kg, Cd: ≤1 mg/kg, Co: ≤1 mg/kg, Cr: ≤1 mg/kg, Cu: ≤1 mg/kg, Fe: ≤1 mg/kg, K: ≤20 mg/kg, Mg: ≤1 mg/kg, Mn: ≤1 mg/kg, NH4+: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤20 mg/kg, Ni: ≤1 mg/kg, Pb: ≤1 mg/kg, Zn: ≤1 mg/kg

greener alternative category

InChI

1S/C3H8O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h3-6H,1-2H2

InChI key

PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Glycerol is widely used in industries based on food, polymer, resins, tobacco, detergents, explosives, drugs and personal care products. It is most commonly employed cheap feedstock in the chemical industry. Its transformation to various commercial value-added chemicals has been proposed. A fast enzymatic assay for the determination of glycerol based on its reaction with ATP has been described.
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Application

Glycerol has been used in the synthesis of poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) pre-polymer, which is required for the fabrication of PGS scaffolds. It may be employed to protect the human red blood-cells from damage during the process of freezing and thawing.


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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

390.2 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

flash_point_c

199 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup



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The mechanism of the protective action of glycerol against haemolysis by freezing and thawing.
J E LOVELOCK
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 11(1), 28-36 (1953-05-01)
Nafiseh Masoumi et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 101(1), 104-114 (2012-07-25)
Microfabricated poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) scaffolds may be applicable to tissue engineering heart valve leaflets by virtue of their controllable microstructure, stiffness, and elasticity. In this study, PGS scaffolds were computationally designed and microfabricated by laser ablation to match the anisotropy
A rapid enzymatic assay for glycerol.
Garland PB and Randle PJ.
Nature, 196, 987 - 988 (1962)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
49770-2.5L04061837673719
49770-250ML04061837673726
49770-1L04061837673702