It caught my attention that Pampers not only states the ingredients in its baby wipes, but declares that they contain no ethanol and no rubbing alcohol
Ethanol? ... that's good news to me (as I recognize the harm of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether) known by other names Synonyms
Alcohol? ... the chemical I am concerned about is a complex alcohol
(Someone strongly poisoned would be breathing out in their respiration, could give a 'false positive' on a breathalyzer for Trooper/Police?)
So, what is rubbing alcohol? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol
CH3CHOHCH3 ... simply summarized as C3H8O
Isopropyl alcohol (also isopropanol or rubbing alcohol) is a common name for propan-2-ol, a colorless, flammable chemical compound with a strong odor. It has the chemical formula CH3CHOHCH3, and is the simplest example of a secondary alcohol, where the alcohol carbon is attached to two other carbons. It is an isomer of propanol.
Being a secondary alcohol, isopropanol can be oxidised to the ketone acetone. This can be achieved using oxidising agents such as chromic acid, or by dehydrogenation of isopropanol over a heated copper catalyst
(CH3)2CH-OH ? (CH3)2C=O + H2
| Isopropyl alcohol |
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| General |
| Systematic name | Propan-2-ol |
| Other names | 2-propanol, isopropanol,
Isopropyl alcohol |
| Molecular formula | C3H8O |
| SMILES | CC(O)C |
| Molar mass | 60.10 g/mol |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| CAS number | 67-63-0 |
| Properties |
| Density and phase | 0.785 g/cm3, liquid |
| Solubility in water | Fully miscible |
| Solubility in brine | Slightly soluble |
In ethanol, ether
In acetone, toluene | Fully miscible
Soluble |
| Melting point | -89 °C (185 K) |
| Boiling point | 82.3 °C (355 K) |
| Acidity (pKa) | 16.5 for H on hydroxyl |
| Viscosity | 2.86 cP at 15 °C
1.77 cP at 30 °C |
| Dipole moment | 1.66 D (gas) |
| Hazards |
| MSDS | External MSDS |
| Main hazards | Flammable |
| NFPA 704 | |
| Flash point | 12 °C |
| R/S statement | R11 R36 R67
S7 S16 S24 S25 S26 |
| RTECS number | NT8050000 |
| Supplementary data page |
Structure and
properties | n, er, etc. |
Thermodynamic
data | Thermal Conductivity: 0.14 W/m-K
Specific Heat: 2.56 kJ/kg-K
Heat of Vaporization: 664 kJ/kg[1]
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| Spectral data | UV, IR, NMR, MS |
| Related compounds |
| Related alcohols | 1-propanol,
ethanol, 2-butanol |
| Other compounds | acetone, propylene,
diisopropyl ether,
2-bromopropane |
