Product Details
                    
                                            
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Synonyms
                            
                            
                                LIQUID PARAFFIN;LIQUID PETROLATUM;LIGHT WHITE MINERAL OIL, SULFURDEPLETED;LIGHT WHITE OIL;PARAFFIN OIL, FOR IR-SPECTROSCOPY;1 4-DIOXAN SPECTRANAL STABILIZED;PARAFFIN VISCID, EXTRA PURE, DAB, PH. EU R., B. P., PH. FRANC.;VASELINE OIL EXTRA PURE COSMETIC GRADE                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Solubility
                            
                            
                                Practically insoluble in ethanol (95%), glycerin, and water; soluble in acetone, benzene, chloroform, carbon disulfide, ether, and petroleum ether. Miscible with volatile oils and fixed oils, with the exception of castor oil.                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Storage
                            
                            
                                Store at room temperature.                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Boiling Point
                            
                            
                                300 °C (lit.)                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Melting Point
                            
                            
                                -24 °C (lit.)                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Density
                            
                            
                                0.827-0.890 g/mL at 20 °C                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Refractive Index
                            
                            
                                n20/D 1.467(lit.)                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Water Solubility
                            
                            
                                Soluble in ether. Sparingly Soluble in ethanol. Not miscible or difficult to mix in water.                            
                         
                                            
                                            
                                            
                            
                                Toxicity
                            
                            
                                LD50 oral in rat: > 24gm/kg                            
                         
                                            
                            
                                Autoignition Temperature
                            
                            
                                245°C