Nujol

Description

[Schering-Plough] A trademark for a mineral oil formerly used to prepared mulled samples for infrared analysis.

Synonyms and Related Terms

"USP mineral oil; paraffin oil; adepsine oil; alboline; glymol; liquid paraffin; saxol; Nujol (Esp.); nujol (It); oilio minerale (It)

CAS	8020-83-5
Density	0.752
Boiling Point	179 - 210 C

Hazards and Safety

Combustible. Flash point = 135F

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 7327