n-Propyl Alcohol

Catalog Number

ACMA00017380

Product Name

n-Propyl Alcohol

Category

Polymers

Description

N-propanol appears as a clear colorless liquid with a sharp musty odor like rubbing alcohol. Flash point 53-77°F. Autoignites at 700°F. Vapors are heavier than air and mildly irritate the eyes, nose, and throat. Density approximately 6.5 lb / gal. Used in making cosmetics, skin and hair preparations, pharmaceuticals, perfumes, lacquer formulations, dye solutions, antifreezes, rubbing alcohols, soaps, window cleaners, acetone and other chemicals and products.;Liquid;Liquid;Liquid;CLEAR COLOURLESS LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR.;colourless liquid;Colorless liquid with a mild, alcohol-like odor.;Colorless liquid with a mild, alcohol-like odor.

IUPAC Name

propan-1-ol

Molecular Weight

60.1g/mol

Molecular Formula

C3H8O;CH3CH2CH₂OH;CH3CH2CH₂OH;C3H8O;C3H8O

Canonical SMILES

CCCO

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H8O/c1-2-3-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI Key

BDERNNFJNOPAEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

207 °F at 760 mm Hg (USCG, 1999);97.2 °C;97.2 °C;97 °C;207°F;207°F

Melting Point

-195.2 °F (USCG, 1999);-126.1 °C;Mp -127 °;-127 °C;-126.1°C;-127 °C;-196°F;-196°F

Flash Point

77 °F (USCG, 1999);23 °C, 74 °F (closed cup);22 °C (open cup);15 °C c.c.;72°F;72°F

Density

0.803 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);d254 0.8;0.8053 @ 20 °C/4 °C;Relative density (water = 1): 0.8;0.800-0.805;0.81;0.81

Solubility

Miscible (NIOSH, 2016);16.64 M;1000 mg/mL at 25 °C;MISCIBLE WITH PROPYLENE GLYCOL;> 10% acetone;> 10% benzene;> 10% ether;> 10% ethanol;In water: 1.00X10+6 @ 25 °C;1000.0 mg/mL;Solubility in water: miscible;1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol (in ethanol);Miscible

Color/Form

Colorless liquid.

Complexity

7.2

Corrosivity

Propyl alcohol will attack some forms of plastics, rubber, and coatings.

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

1

EC Number

200-746-9

Exact Mass

60.057515g/mol

Formal Charge

0

Heat of Vaporization

47.45 kJ/mol @ 25 °C

Heavy Atom Count

4

ICSC Number

0553

Log P

0.25 (LogP);0.25;log Kow= 0.25;0.25;0.25

MeSH Entry Terms

1-Propanol;Alcohol, Propyl;n-Propanol;Propanol;Propyl Alcohol

Monoisotopic Mass

60.057515g/mol

NSC Number

30300

Odor

Similar to ethanol;Odor perception threshold: <0.07-100 mg/cu-m; odor recognition threshold: 0.32-150 mg/cu m

Other Experimental

% IN "SATURATED" AIR: 2.7 (25 °C); DENSITY OF "SATURATED" AIR: 1.028 (AIR= 1) @ 25 °C; 1 MG/L= 408 PPM & 1 PPM= 2.45 MG/CU M @ 25 °C, 760 MM HG;Heat of fusion: 20.66 cal/g; Heat of solution: (est) -9 BTU/lb= -5 cal/g= -0.2X10+5 J/kg; Reid Vapor Pressure: 0.87 psia;Liquid heat capacity= 0.566 BTU/lb-F @ 70 °F; Ideal gas heat capacity= 0.345 BTU/lb-F @ 75 °C;Coefficient of cubical expansion: 9.56X10-7 at 0-94 °C; critical density: 0.2734; electrical conductivity: 2X10-3 mho/cm at 25 °C; specific heat: 0.586 cal/g/deg C at 25 °C; wt/gal: 6.7 lb at 20 °C;Forms binary azeotropes with acetal, benzene, biacetyl,1-bromobutane, 2-bromobutane, n-butyl chloride, butyl formate, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, 1-chlorobutane, 2-chlorobutane, 1-chloro-3-methylbutane, 1-chloro-2-methylpropane, diethoxymethane, dioxane, di-n-propyl ether, ethyl propionate, ethyl sulfide, ethylene chloride, fluorobenzene, n-hexane, 1-iodobutane, 2-iodobutane, 1-iodo-2-methylpropane, isobutyl formate, isobutyronitrile, methyl acrylate, 3-methyl-2-butanol, methyl butyrate, methyl isobutyrate, 2-pentanone, 3-pentanone, alpha-pinene, propyl acetate, n-propyl bromide, propyl formate, toluene, water;Forms ternary azeotropes with water, acetaldehyde dipropylacetal; water, benzene; water, carbon tetrachloride; water, 1,3-cyclohexadiene; water, cyclohexane; water, cyclohexene; water, dipropoxymethane; water, ethoxypropoxymethane; water, 3-iodopropene; water, nitromethane; water, 3-pentanone; water, propyl acetate; water, propyl chloroacetate; water, propyl ether; water, propyl formate; water, trichloroethylene;Saturated concn in air 46 g/cu m at 20 °C, 85 g/cu m at 30 °C;Dielectric constant: 22.2 at 20 °C; 20.33 at 25 °C; dipole moment: 1.67 (gas), 1.75 in benzene at 25 °C;Enthalpies of formation: -72.66 kcal/mole (liquid); -61.28 kcal/mole (gas); Gibbs (free) energies of formation: -40.78 kcal/mole (liquid); -38.67 kcal/mole (gas); Entropies: 46.5 cal/deg-mole (liquid); 77.61cal/deg-mole (gas); Heat capacities: 33.71 cal/deg-mole (liquid); 20.82 cal/deg-mole (gas);Heat of melting: 1.242 kcal/mole; heat of sublimation: 11.36 kcal/mole at 298 K; specific heat: 25.86 cal/K.mol at 400 K;Heat capacity, liquid @ 25 °C = 141 J/mol-K; flash point, Tag open cup = 28.9 °C; autoignition temp = 371.1 °C; explosive limit, in air = 2.2 vol% (lower), 14.0 vol% (upper); electrical conductivity @ 25 °C = 2X10-8 mho; critical density = 0.275 g/cu-cm;Conversion factors: 1 ppm n-propanol = 2.46 mg/cu-m air; 1 mg n-propanol/cu-m air = 0.41 ppm @ 25 °C and 1 atm.;Henry's Law constant = 7.41X10-6 atm-cu m/mol @ 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 5.53X10-12 cu-cm/molecule sec @ 25 °C

Refractive Index

n20D 1.3850;Index of refraction: 1.3862 @ 20 °C/D;1.383-1.388

Rotatable Bond Count

1

RTECS Number

UH8225000

UNII

96F264O9SV

UN Number

1274;1274;1274;1274;1274

Vapor Density

2.1 (Air = 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 2.1

Vapor Pressure

44.98 mm Hg (USCG, 1999);20.99 mmHg;21.0 mm Hg @ 25 °C;Vapor pressure, kPa at 20 °C: 2.0;15 mmHg;15 mmHg

Viscosity

2.256 cP @ 20 °C

XLogP3

0.3

MSDS

COA

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