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Glycerol

Glycerol structure

CAS No:
56-81-5
Formula:
C3H8O3
Chemical Name:
Glycerol
Synonyms:
1,2,3-Propanetriol;Glycerol;Propanetriol;2-Propanol,1,3-dihydroxy-;Glycerin;Glycerine;Glyceritol;Glycyl alcohol;Trihydroxypropane;Glyrol;Glysanin;Osmoglyn;1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane;Pricerine 9091;Bulbold;Glyceol Opthalgan;IFP;Tryhydroxypropane;Incorporation factor;Cristal;E 422;Mackstat H 66;NSC 9230;RG-S;Emery 916;Emery 917;DG;Pricerine 9088;RG;RG (moisturizing agent);GL 300;G 101;DG Glycerin;Glycerin DG;Cognis G;M 314429;Glycerin RG;Pricerine 9090;Glycerin S;Croderol GV 9000;Oleon Nv;Palmera G 9091;Speziol G 86PF;Kollisolv G 85;Speziol G 99.8PF;Kollisolv G 99;GLY 995;Advanced Eye Relief;A 106;Imex Glycerine;Glycerin D;XR-LGLY 20L;Eyeon Protect;PZN 7474853;G 7757;Purene;YM 185;Triol VE;Triose sugar alcohol;LY 95;Civeq;Ecocerol;Glycerin 4812;HY 0;Superol K;8013-25-0;29796-42-7;30049-52-6;37228-54-9;75398-78-6;78630-16-7;1400594-62-8;1422250-43-8;1629856-20-7
Categories:
Cosmetic Ingredient > Dissolving Agent

Description

Glycerol is a clear, colourless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid. Glycerol is used in sample preparation and gel formation for polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

Glycerol Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

92.09380

Exact Mass：

92.09

EC Number：

500-322-6

HScode：

2905450000

Characteristics

PSA：

60.69000

XLogP3：

-1.66810

Appearance：

Glycerine appears as a colorless to brown colored liquid. Combustible but may require some effort to ignite.

Density：

1.2613 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Melting Point：

20 °C

Boiling Point：

290 °C

Flash Point：

160ºC

Refractive Index：

1.452-1.475

Water Solubility：

H2O: >500 g/L (20 ºC)

Storage Conditions：

2-8ºC

Vapor Pressure：

<1 mm Hg ( 20 °C)

Vapor Density：

3.1 (vs air)

Toxicity：

LD50 in rats (ml/kg): >20 orally; 4.4 i.v. (Bartsch)

Flammability characteristics：

Class IIIB Combustible Liquid: Fl.P. at or above 200°F.

Explosive limit：

vol% in air: 2.61.3

Odor：

MILD ODOR

Taste：

Sweet, warm taste

PH：

Neutral to litmus

Safety Information

Transport codes：

UN 1282 3/PG 2

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

R36; R20/21/22; R11

safety instructions：

S24/25-S39-S26

RTECS Number：

MA8050000

Marks：

Storage features：

Separated from strong oxidants.

Stability/Shelf Life：

Stable. Incompatible with perchloric acid, lead oxide, acetic anhydride, nitrobenzene, chlorine, peroxides, strong acids, strong bases. Combustible.

Precautionary statement(s)：

P261, P264, P272, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P391, P501

Hazard Statements：

H315

Glycerol Use and Manufacturing

Cosmetics, hand lotions, adjuvant.

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:92.09
XLogP3:-1.8
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:3
Rotatable Bond Count:2
Exact Mass:92.047344113
Monoisotopic Mass:92.047344113
Topological Polar Surface Area:60.7
Heavy Atom Count:6
Complexity:25.2
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

Material

Epichlorohydrin

Allyl chloride

1-Octanol

Propylene

Isoamyl alcohol

Sodium methoxide

Sodium hydroxide

Sodium carbonate

Sorbitol

Glucose

Acetic acid

Activated charcoal

Methanol

Acetaldehyde

tert-Butanol

Hydrochloric acid

Phosphoric acid

Sulfuric acid

Nitric acid

Hydrogen peroxide

Downstream Products

Benzylamine

Ethylene glycol

Phenol

1-Monostearin

Carbon dioxide

Oxalic acid

8-Hydroxyquinoline

Benzimidazole

Propylene Glycol

Paraffin waxes, chloro

Ethanol

Formic acid

Acetic acid

Methanol

Isopropanol

1-Propanol

1-Butanol

Ethane

Propane

Ethylamine

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Drug Function and Efficacy

It can effectively reduce intracranial pressure and intraocular pressure, especially the intracranial pressure.

This ingredient has been used in drugs with the following functions (note: it does not mean that the ingredient itself has the following health functions)

Related Drugs

Glycerol Sodium Chloride Injection
Ingredients	This product is a compound preparation, and its composition is: each bottle (250ml) contains 25g of glycerol and 2.25g of sodium chloride.
Indication	Not yet clear.
Specifications	250ml: 25g glycerol and 2.25g sodium chloride
Manufacturer	YiChang SanXia Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Glycerol Fructose Injection
Ingredients	This product is a compound preparation, containing 10g glycerol, 5g fructose and 0.9g sodium chloride per 100ml.
Indication	Not yet clear.
Specifications	250ml: 25g glycerol, 12.5g fructose and 2.25g sodium chloride

Enema (containing glycerin)
Ingredients	The main ingredient of this product is glycerin.
Indication	Use of this product with soaps, detergents and tretinoin may cause additional irritation or drying effects.
Specifications	20ml
Manufacturer	Henan Livu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

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Registered Holders

Taiko PALM-OLEO(ZHANGJIAGANG). Co., Ltd.

China
Active
Sinopharm Medicine Holding Xingsha Pharmaceutical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.

China
Active
Shandong Ruisheng Pharmaceutical Excipient Co., Ltd.

China
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