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Deuterated ethanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2H5)Ethan(2H)ol
Other names
  • Ethanol-d6
  • Ethyl alcohol-d6
  • Ethyl-d5 alcohol-d
  • Hexadeuteroethanol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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  • Key: LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-LIDOUZCJSA-N
  • InChI=1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3/i1D3,2D2,3D
  • [2H]C([2H])([2H])C([2H])([2H])O[2H]
Properties
C2D6O
Molar mass 52.10 g/mol
Density 0.892 g/mL[1]
Boiling point 78 °C (172 °F; 351 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Deuterated ethanol (C2D5OD)[2] is a form (called an isotopologue) of ethanol (C2H5OH) in which the hydrogen atom ("H") is replaced with deuterium (heavy hydrogen) isotope ("D"). Deuterated ethanol is an uncommon solvent used in NMR spectroscopy.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ethanol-d6". Sigma-Aldrich.
  2. ^ March, Raymond E.; Todd, John F. J. (2010). Practical Aspects of Trapped Ion Mass Spectrometry: Applications of Ion Trapping Devices. CRC Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4200-8373-6.


source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuterated_ethanol