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Ethyl methanesulfonate

certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

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Synonym(s):
Ethyl mesylate, Methanesulfonic acid ethyl ester
Linear Formula:
CH3SO3CH2CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
124.16
Beilstein:
773969
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
TraceCERT®

Quality Level

product line

TraceCERT®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.418 (lit.)

bp

85-86 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.206 g/mL at 20 °C

application(s)

environmental
pharmaceutical

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCOS(C)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H8O3S/c1-3-6-7(2,4)5/h3H2,1-2H3

InChI key

PLUBXMRUUVWRLT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 1B - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

212.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

100 °C


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Interspecific comparison of ethyl methanesulfonate-induced mutation rates in relation to genome size.
A P Schalet
Mutation research, 49(3), 313-340 (1978-03-01)
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G A Sega
Mutation research, 134(2-3), 113-142 (1984-09-01)
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