MultiTech Solvent C

Identification

Chemical Family

Alcohols

Chemical Name

n-Propanol

Synonyms

1-Hydroxypropane, 1-Propanol, Ethylcarbinol, n-Propyl alcohol, NSC 30300, Optal, Osmosol extra, Propanol, Propyl alcohol

Categories

Markets → Healthcare & Pharma → Applications → Pharmaceutical Manufacturing → API Manufacturing

Markets → Agriculture & Feed → Applications → Pest Control → Agricultural Pest Control

Technologies → Base Chemicals & Intermediates → Product Families → Solvents → Alcohols

Technologies → Agrochemicals → Product Families → Adjuvants & Formulation Ingredients → Carriers, Diluents, Solvents & Solubilizers

Technologies → Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals → Product Families → Pharmaceutical Actives & Precursors → Intermediates & Precursors

Markets → Healthcare & Pharma → Applications → Pharmaceutical Manufacturing → Pharmaceutical Processing

Technologies → Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals → Product Families → Processing, Purification & Testing Solutions → Solvents

Applications

Applicable Processes

Agriculture,

Coatings Manufacturing,

Herbicide Manufacturing,

Ink Manufacturing,

Insecticide Manufacturing,

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Applications & Uses

Applications

• MultiTech Solvent C is used as a solvent and an intermediate substance. It tends to absorb less water than lower alcohols and has a much milder, more pleasant smell than higher alcohols.
• As a solvent, MultiTech Solvent C is employed mainly in printing inks, especially flexographic inks. The use for printing inks in food contact is not supported by BASF for MultiTech Solvent C; please use Protectol NP S instead as it is manufactured with appropriate controls or, as an alternative, the suitability for food contact may be established by the customer’s own testing.
• In the coatings industry, MultiTech Solvent C is used as a semi-volatile alcohol for improving the drying properties, for example in the manufacture of alkyd resin paints, baking finishes and electrodeposition paints.
• As a cleaning agent, MultiTech Solvent C is added to floor polishes and metal degreasing agents. In adhesive manufacture, MultiTech Solvent C serves as an additional solvent.
• MultiTech Solvent C is also used in deicing fluids, as an extracting agent and as an entrainer in azeotropic distillations.
• MultiTech Solvent C serves as a starting material for the manufacture of insecticides, herbicides, and medicines. It can react with acetic acid to produce propyl acetate, with ammonia to form propylamine and with halogens to yield the corresponding propyl halides.

Benefits & Claims

Labeling Claims

High Purity

Functions

Agrochemical Functions

Solvent

Base Chemicals Functions

Solvent

Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions

API Intermediate,

Solvent

Function

Solvent, API Intermediate

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type

Drums

Properties

Physical Form

Liquid

Physical Data

T (°C)	Vapor pressure (hPa)	Specific heat (kJ/(kgꞏK))	Density (g/cm3)	Viscosity (mPaꞏs)	Thermal Conductivity (mW/(mꞏK))	Surface tension (mN/m)	Refractive index	Dielectric constant
-50	0.03	1.92	0.8543	20.2
-30		1.998
-20	0.84	2.051	0.8339	6.9
-10		2.113
0	4.59	2.183	0.8193	3.9	157.6		1.392	24
10	9.7	2.262	0.8117	2.9	154.8	24.6	1.3889	22.3
20	19.4	2.348	0.8038	2.3	152.3	23.7	1.3855	20.7
30	36.8	2.443	0.7957	1.8	150	22.9	1.3818	19.3
40	66.8	2.544	0.7874	1.4	147.7		1.3778	18
50	116.3	2.653	0.7789	1.1	145.5		1.3735	16.7
60	195	2.769	0.7702	0.9	143.1		1.3689	15.4
70	316	2.892	0.7613	0.7	140.6
80	498	3.021	0.7521	0.6	137.7
90	763	3.156	0.7428	0.5
97.02	1013

Properties

MultiTech Solvent C is a clear, low-viscosity, neutral liquid with a characteristic alcohol odor. The product is miscible with all common solvents, such as alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, ethers, glycols and aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons. MultiTech Solvent C is also miscible in all proportions with water.

Regulatory & Compliance

Grade

High Purity Grade

Sensory Properties

Texture

Soft

Storage & Handling

Storage Information

MultiTech Solvent C should be stored under nitrogen and moisture free. The storage temperature must not exceed 40°C. Under these conditions, a storage stability of 12 months can be expected.