Rubbing alcohol

basic info

• Isopropyl
• C3H8O

History

• Muhammad ibn Zakariya al- Razi 
• 1st commercial synthetic alcohol
• 1.5 mill. tonnes produced in 1994
• Distillation process discovered in first century

Uses

• Solvent for coatings or industrial uses
• Pharmaceutical applications
• Cleaning fluid 
• Water drying aid
• DNA extraction

Where it's found/how it's made

• Plant volatile
• Found in animal waste or microbes
• Mixing propane and water
• Direct or indirect hydration

Physical properties

• Clear 
• Colourless
• Liquid
• Resembles maple syrup in viscosity
• Miscible in water, alcohol, ether, and chloroform

chemical properties

• Insoluble in salt solutions.
• Dissolves in ethyl cellulose, oils, gums, and natural resins. 
• Azeotrope
• Oxidized to acetone

interesting facts

• Good non-toxic alternative for formaldehyde
• Important part of fuel additives 

bibliography

• http://www.brucescientific.com/isopropyl-alcohol-technical-grade.html
• http://www.naturalwellbeing.com/learning-center/Isopropyl_Alcohol http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/296499/
• http://www.naturalwellbeing.com/learning-center/Isopropyl_Alcohol http://scorecard.goodguide.com/chemical-profiles/html/isopropyl_alcohol.htm... http://www.lycaeum.org/mv/mu/Extract_DNA.html http://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Isopropyl-Alcohol-Cleaner/dp/B004SPJP5O