Anodyne

Alcohol
Ethanol
Esters
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Ethanol acetate
Ethanol acetate
Ethanol stearate
Ethanol stearate
Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Physical properties
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46.07 g/mol [1]
Density0.79 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float g/cm3 [1]
AppearanceClear, colorless, very mobile liquid [1]
OdorPleasant [1]
TasteBurning [1]
Melting point-173.4 °F (NTP, 1992) [1]
Boiling point173.3 ° [1]
Solubilitygreater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 73 °F (NTP, 1992) [1]
-0.1 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C2H6[1]
ethanol [1]
CCO [1]
InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3 [1]
InChIKeyLFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Ethanol

Ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol, alcohol, grain alcohol, Methylcarbinol, Ethyl hydrate, Tecsol, Algrain, Anhydrol, EtOH or Hydroxyethane) is a substance of the alcohol class.

Chemistry

Esters []

Ethanol is typically found in the form of its acetate and stearate esters.

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Ethanol is a achiral mixture

Anodyne Usernotes
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0xea / Ethanol via Oral, Inhaled and Intravenous; at doses; Rather use this as a solvent

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References []

  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 702, Ethanol. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/702

  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Ethanol. UNII: 3K9958V90M. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/3K9958V90M