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CAS NUMBER: 71-23-8
EC NUMBER: 200-746-9
MOLECULAR FORMULA: CH3CH2CH2OH
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 60.10
Propyl alcohol is a primary alcohol with the formula CH3CH2CH2OH and sometimes represented as PrOH or n-PrOH.
Propyl alcohol is a colorless liquid and an isomer of 2-propanol.
Propyl alcohol is formed naturally in small amounts during many fermentation processes and used as a solvent in the pharmaceutical industry, mainly for resins and cellulose esters, and, sometimes, as a disinfecting agent.
Propyl alcohol shows the normal reactions of a primary alcohol.
Propyl alcohol can be converted to alkyl halides; for example red phosphorus and iodine produce n-propyl iodide in 80% yield, while PCl3 with catalytic ZnCl2 gives n-propyl chloride.
Reaction with acetic acid in the presence of an H2SO4 catalyst under esterification conditions gives propyl acetate, while refluxing propanol overnight with formic acid alone can produce propyl formate in 65% yield.
Oxidation of Propyl alcohol with Na2Cr2O7 and H2SO4 gives a 36% yield of propionaldehyde, and therefore for this type of reaction higher yielding methods using PCC or the Swern oxidation are recommended. Oxidation with chromic acid yields propionic acid.
Propyl alcohol is manufactured by catalytic hydrogenation of propionaldehyde.
Propyl alcohol is produced via the oxo process by hydroformylation of ethylene using carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst such as cobalt octacarbonyl or a rhodium complex.
Propyl alcohol has high octane number and is suitable for engine fuel usage.
Propyl alcohol is too expensive to use as a motor fuel.
The research octane number (RON) of Propyl alcohol is 118, and anti-knock index (AKI) is 108.
Propyl alcohol appears as a clear colorless liquid with a sharp musty odor like rubbing alcohol.
Flash point is 53-77°F.
Autoignites are at 700°F.
Vapors are heavier than air and mildly irritate the eyes, nose, and throat.
Density is approximately 6.5 lb / gal.
Propyl alcohol is 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.
Propyl alcohol is a natural product.
Propyl alcohol is the parent member of the class of propan-1-ols that is propane in which a hydrogen of one of the methyl groups is replaced by a hydroxy group.
Propyl alcohol has a role as a protic solvent and a metabolite.
Propyl alcohol is a short-chain primary fatty alcohol and a member of propan-1-ols.
Propyl alcohol is a clear liquid commonly used as a germ killer (antiseptic).
Propyl alcohol is the second most commonly ingested alcohol after ethanol.
Propyl alcohol has many uses including organic synthesis and chemical intermediate, solvent for waxes, vegetable oils, natural and synthetic resins, cellulose esters and ethers, polishes, brake fluids, degreasing solvent, and antiseptics.
Propyl alcohol is formed naturally in small amounts during many fermentation processes and used as a solvent in the pharmaceutical industry mainly for resins and cellulose esters.
Propyl alcohol has high octane numbers and it is suitable to engine fuel usage.
However, production of Propyl alcohol has been too expensive to be a common fuel.
Propyl alcohol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C3H8O or C3H7OH.
Propyl alcohol is a colorless, flammable chemical compound with a strong odor.
Propyl alcohol is the simplest example of a secondary alcohol, where the alcohol carbon atom is attached to two other carbon atoms sometimes shown as (CH3)2CHOH.
Propyl alcohol is a structural isomer of propanol.
Propyl alcohol is denatured for certain uses.
Propyl alcohol has a very mild odor, similar to that of ethanol and is completely soluble in water.
Propyl alcohol is useful in organic synthesis, as a chemical intermediate, and as a coating solvent.
Propyl alcohol helps balance the drying and flow characteristics in a variety of surface coating applications.
Propyl alcohol is an antiseptic and disinfectant used in a variety of clinical and domestic settings.
Propyl Alcohol is a colorless liquid with a mild odor of Alcohol.
Propyl alcohol is used in printing, making textile and leather products, and making other chemicals.
Propyl alcohol is a structural isomer of propanol and has the molecular formula of C3H8O, CAS: 67-63-0.
Propyl alcohol is a clear, colourless liquid and has a distinctive strong alcohol or acetone-like odour.
Propyl alcohol is highly flammable, with a flashpoint of around 11 – 13° C.
Propyl alcohol is soluble in most solvents, including water.
Propyl alcohol is chemically manufactured by combining water and propene through indirect hydration or direct hydration.
The indirect hydration method is a reaction between propene and sulphuric acid to create sulphate esters.
This method can use a low quality Propyl alcohol because of the mixture with sulphuric acid.
The direct method manufactures the product by reacting propene and water in with an acid catalyst.
Propyl alcohol for this method needs to be of a high quality.
In both the above methods, the mixture of water and by-products need to go through a distillation process to separate out the iso propanol.
The largest use of Propyl alcohol is as a solvent, cleaning product and a chemical intermediate.
Propyl alcohol can be found in paints, thinners for wood furnishings, inks, cosmetics, toiletries, household cleaning products, specialist cleaning products and room sprays.
Propyl alcohol can also be used as an anti-freeze and plays an important part in making the water component of petrol more soluble so that it doesn’t freeze.
Propyl alcohol can also be used as a biological specimen.
Propyl alcohol is a primary alcohol used as a solvent in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, polishes, dental lotions, coatings, lacquers, printing inks, natural gums, pigments, intermediates, dye solutions, antifreezes, fuel additives, paint additives and de-greasing fluids.
Propyl alcohol is a primary alcohol with a molecular formula of CH3(CH2)2OH.
Propyl alcohol is a colourless, transparent liquid that has a typical sharp musty odour that is comparable with the smell of rubbing alcohol.
Propyl alcohol is fully miscible in water and freely miscible with all common solvents such as glycols, ketones, alcohols, aldehydes, ethers and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Propyl alcohol has a flash point of around 15° C and improves drying in coating applications.
Propyl alcohol is used primarily as a specialty solvent for printing inks or as a chemical intermediate.
Propyl alcohol is a three-carbon straight chain oxo alcohol, medium boiling, colorless liquid that is widely used in flexographic and other printing ink applications.
Propyl alcohol has a very mild odor, similar to that of ethanol and is completely soluble in water.
Propyl alcohol or n-Propanol, primary alcohol that is used as a solvent and chemical intermediate in the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries.
Propyl alcohol is a colorless liquid that is also known as propanol and is a primary alcohol.
Propyl alcohol is used in the laboratory primarily as an analytical solvent.
Propyl alcohol is a primary alcohol in which the OH entity is bonded to a primary carbon atom.
Propyl alcohol is one of two isomers of propanol (C3H8O); the other is 2-propanol ((CH3)2CHOH).
Propyl alcohol is a clear, colourless transparent liquid that has a typical sharp musty odour that is comparable with the smell of rubbing alcohol.
Propyl alcohol is manufactured by a catalytic hydrogenation of propionaldehyde.
Propyl alcohol is itself produced via the oxo process, by hydroformylation of ethylene using carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst such as cobalt octacarbonyl or a rhodium complex.
Propyl alcohol is used as a solvent in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, polishes, dental lotions, coatings, lacquers, printing inks, natural gums, pigments, intermediates, dye solutions, antifreeze, fuel additives, paint additives and de-greasing fluids.
Propyl alcohol is also used as a chemical intermediate to create esters, halides, propyl amines and propyl acetate.
The end-user markets of Propyl alcohol are the cosmetics, cleaning, motor, printing, coatings and chemical industries.
Propyl alcohol is also used as fuel in engines due to its high-octane count.
However, due to its expensive nature and low energy gains, Propyl alcohol is not commonly used.
Propyl alcohol is used as a solvent in antifoaming in cosmetics, perfumes, flavours, fragrances, air care products, cleaning and furnishing products, paints, coatings, inks, personal care products, soaps and window cleaner.
Propyl alcohol, also known as 1-propanol, n-propanol, or simply propanol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as primary alcohols.
Primary alcohols are compounds in which a hydroxy group is bonded to a primary carbon, with the general structure RCOH (R=alkyl, aryl).
Propyl alcohol is a colourless, volatile liquid that is fully miscible with water.
Propyl alcohol has a sweet odour and an alcoholic, fermented, fusel taste.
Propyl alcohol is a primary alcohol with a molecular formula of CH3(CH2)2OH.
Propyl alcohol is a colourless liquid that has a typical sharp musty odour that is similar to the smell of rubbing alcohol.
Propyl alcohol is fully miscible in water and freely miscible with all common solvents such as glycols, alcohols, ketones, ethers, aldehydes, and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Propyl alcohol has a flash point of around 15° C and improves drying in coating applications.
Propyl alcohol is used as a solvent in the pharmaceutical industry mainly for cellulose esters and resins.
Propyl alcohol is used as a solvent and a chemical intermediate.
Propyl alcohol is the compound with the hydrogen atom in the propane molecules being replaced by hydroxyl group.
Because the hydroxyl group can substitute the hydrogen atoms contained in the carbons in the two terminals of carbon chain or middle carbon, thus generating two isomers, n-propyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol.
The chemical property of the Propyl alcohol is similar to that of ethanol.
Propyl alcohol is the byproduct during the process of the methanol synthesis from carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
Propyl alcohol is colorless transparent liquid, with ethanol-like smell, combustible.
Soluble in acetone and benzene, miscible with a variety of common organic solvents.
Propyl alcohol occurs in nature in crude fusel oils and as fermentation and decomposition products of various vegetables, used mainly as solvent.
Propyl alcohols are formed with a variety of compounds, including aromatics, esters, amines, and ketones.
When Propyl alcohol is oxidized, it can produce propionaldehyde and propionic acid, depending on the reaction conditions and the catalyst; it can form an ester with acid; it can form sodium alkoxide with active metal and be used as organic synthesis catalyst.
Propyl alcohols are used mainly as solvents for coatings; in antifreeze compositions and household and personal products; and as chemical intermediates for the production of esters, amines, and other organic derivatives.
As a solvent, Propyl alcohol is used principally in printing inks, paint, cosmetics, pesticides, and insecticides.
Propyl alcohol is used commercially to produce glycol ethers.
These are characterized by dual functionality, which imparts high solvency, chemical stability, and water compatibility.
Propyl alcohol is used in making n-propyl acetate; and as a solvent for waxes, resins, vegetable oils, and flexographic printing ink.
Propyl alcohol is produced from the fermentation and spoilage of vegetable matter.
Propyl alcohol is used as as solvent in lacquers, dopes; to make cosmetics; dental lotions; clea- ners, polishes, and pharmaceuticals; as a surgical antiseptic.
Propyl alcohol is a solvent for vegetable oils, natural gums and resins; rosin, shellac, certain synthetic resins; ethylcellulose, and butyral; as a degreasing agent; as a chemical intermediate.
USES:
Propyl alcohol is the main raw material for the production of green food printing ink n-propyl acetate, and also the main raw material for pesticide raw materials n-propylamine, di-n-propylamine, cleaning agent bromopropane and ethylene glycol monopropyl ether.
Propyl alcohol itself is also an excellent solvent and can be used as a special solvent for flexographic printing inks, especially for the printing of polyolefin and polyamide films.
Propyl alcohol can also be used as a solvent for carboxymethylation of cellulose, a gelling agent and a plasticizer for cellulose acetate, etc.
Propyl alcohol is also an important pharmaceutical intermediate, which can be used for the production of probenecid, epilepsy, adhesive hemostatic agent BCA, propylthiamine, 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylate Propyl ester and other pharmaceutical raw materials.
Propyl alcohol is well-suited for rinsing contaminated acetone as well as removing particles from surfaces.
Propyl alcohol is often used in the second substrate cleaning step after acetone.
Propyl alcohol is used as additive for anisotropic.
Propyl alcohol is formed as a by-product of the synthesis of methanol (methyl alcohol) from carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
Propyl alcohol also occurs in fusel oil.
Propyl alcohols largest use is as a solvent in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals and in the preparation of lacquers.
Propyl alcohol easily forms esters and ethers, some of which are commercially important.
Propyl alcohol is a colourless, flammable, fragrant liquid that is miscible with water in all proportions and is moderately toxic.
APPLICATION:
-Agriculture intermediates
-Architectural coatings
-Auto OEM
-Auto plastics
-Auto refinish
-Commerical printing inks
-Consumer printing inks
-Flexographic printing inks
-General industrial coatings
-Graphic arts
-Gravure printing inks
-Packaging components non food contact
-Packaging inks non food contact
-Paints & coatings
-Pharmaceutical chemicals
-Process solvents
-Protective coatings
-Wood coatings
ATTRIBUTES:
-Complete water miscibility
-Excellent reactivity as an intermediate
-Inert - Food use with limitations
-Inert - Nonfood use-
-Inherently biodegradable
-Medium evaporation rate
PROPERTIES:
Quality Level: 200
vapor pressure: 19 hPa ( 20 °C)
assay: ≥98% (GC)
form: liquid
evapn. residue: ≤0.01%
color: APHA: ≤10
pH: 7 (20 °C, 200 g/L in H2O)
bp: 96.5-98 °C/1013 hPa
mp: -127 °C
transition temp: flash point 15 °C
STORAGE:
Propyl alcohol is typically bulk stored within a petrochemical storage facility for regulation.
Storage is normally in a cool, dry and well ventilated facility away from oxidising agents.
Propyl alcohol should be kept out of direct sunlight, heat, and open flames.
Propyl alcohol can be stored in drummed containers such as iso tanks made of stainless steel, aluminium or carbon steel.
SYNONYM:
Propan-1-ol
Propyl alcohol
n-propanol
71-23-8
n-Propyl alcohol
ethylcarbinol
1-hydroxypropane
optal
osmosol extra
Policosanol
Propylic alcohol
Propanol-1
1-Propyl alcohol
n-Propan-1-ol
Propanolen
Propanole
Alcohol, propyl
Propanoli
Ethyl carbinol
Alcool propilico
Alcool propylique
n-Propyl alkohol
Propylowy alkohol
