Nujol

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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)

Risks

  • Combustible. Flash point = 135F
  • ThermoFisherL SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

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

Resources and Citations

  • 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