Product Data Sheet

 Eastman n-Propanol (n-Propyl Alcohol)

CAS No. 71-23-8
Application/Uses
  • Appliance coatings
  • Automotive OEM
  • Coatings for Automotive Plastics
  • Chemical intermediate
  • Cleaner for ink processes
  • Coatings for automotive
  • Coatings for plastic
  • Coatings
  • Ester Solvents
  • General Metal
  • Industrial printing inks
  • Nail care
  • Printing Inks
  • Solvents for cosmetics and personal care
  • Solvents
  • Truck/Bus/Commercial Vehicles
Product Description
Eastman n-Propanol (n-propyl alcohol), a three-carbon straight chain alcohol, is a medium boiling colorless liquid that is useful in organic synthesis and as a chemical intermediate and solvent. It has a typical alcohol odor, similar to that of ethanol and is soluble in water, alcohol, and ether.

Typical Properties
 
 
Property   Typical Value, Units
Molecular Weight   60.1
Empirical Formula  
Solubility
  in Water, @ 20¡ÆC
  Complete
  Water in, @ 20¡ÆC
  Complete
Evaporation Rate
  (n-butyl acetate = 1)
  1
  (ether = 1)
  12.1
Refractive Index @ 20¡ÆC   1.39
Vapor Density (air = 1)   2.1
Vapor Pressure
  @ 20¡ÆC
  14.5 mm Hg
  @ 55¡ÆC
  15.7 KPa
Specific Gravity @ 20¡ÆC/20¡ÆC   0.8
Freezing Point   -127¡ÆC (-197¡ÆF)
Flash Point Tag Closed Cup   23¡ÆC (74¡ÆF)
Critical Temperature   263.5¡ÆC
Critical Pressure   51.1 ATM
Critical Volume   219 ml/g¡¤mol
Heat of Combustion   -440.7 kcal/g¡¤mol
Heat of Vaporization   9954 cal/g¡¤mol
Expansion Coefficient, per ¡ÆC @ 20¡ÆC   0.00096
Liquid Heat Capacity @ 25¡ÆC   34.53 cal/(g*mol)(¡ÆC)
Liquid Viscosity @ 20¡ÆC   2 cP (mPa¡¤s)
Autoignition Temperature   413¡ÆC (775¡ÆF)
Boiling Point @ 760 mm Hg   96-98¡ÆC (205-208¡ÆF)
Azeotropes
  BP
  87¡ÆC (188.6¡ÆF)
  Wt % Water
  28.3 wt %
Hansen Solubility Parameters
  Nonpolar
  7.8
  Polar
  3.3
  Hydrogen Bonding
  8.5
  Total
  12
Surface Tension @ 20¡ÆC   23.8 dynes/cm
TLV PPM 1998   200
Electrical Resistance   <0.2 Megohms
Maximum Incremental Reactivity (MIR)   2.74
Nitrocellulose Solubility   Latent
Acidity as Acetic Acid   0.002 wt % max.
Color Pt-Co   5 max.
Wt/Vol @ 20¡ÆC   6.71 lb/gal

Comments
Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly to the values given.
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15-May-2003 12:00:00 AM