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ε-Caprolactam

Name: ε-Caprolactam
Brand: ALDRICH

99%

Synonym(s):

epsilon-Caprolactam, 2-Oxohexamethyleneimine, Aza-2-cycloheptanone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₆H₁₁NO

CAS Number:

105-60-2

Molecular Weight:

113.16

UNSPSC Code:

12352100

NACRES:

NA.22

PubChem Substance ID:

24892472

EC Number:

203-313-2

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

106934

MDL number:

MFCD00006936

Assay:

99%

Form:

crystals

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vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

200

assay

99%

form

crystals

autoignition temp.

707 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

bp

136-138 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

68-71 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=C1CCCCCN1

InChI

1S/C6H11NO/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5-7-6/h1-5H2,(H,7,8)

InChI key

JBKVHLHDHHXQEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

ε-Caprolactam can be used as a precursor for the production of nylon-6 by ring-opening polymerization.It is also microwave irradiated with ε caprolactone in the presence of an anionic catalyst to yield poly(ε caprolactam-co-ε-caprolactone).

pictograms

GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H302 + H332,H315,H319,H335

pcodes

P261 - P264 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

305.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

152 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

wgk

WGK 1

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Microwave syntheses of poly (?-caprolactam-co-?-caprolactone)

Fang X, et al.

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 38(8), 1379-1390 (2000)

Design of a ?green? one-step catalytic production of ?-caprolactam (precursor of nylon-6)

Thomas JM and Raja R

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 102(39), 13732-13736 (2005)

?-Caprolactam: New by-product free synthesis routes

Dahlhoff, G, et al.

Catalysis Reviews: Science and Engineering, 43(4), 381-441 (2001)

Analytical tools for identification of non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) coming from polyurethane adhesives in multilayer packaging materials and their migration into food simulants.

Juliana S Félix et al.

Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 403(10), 2869-2882 (2012-04-25)

Adhesives used in food packaging to glue different materials can provide several substances as potential migrants, and the identification of potential migrants and migration tests are required to assess safety in the use of adhesives. Solid-phase microextraction in headspace mode

Caprolactam-silica network, a strong potentiator of the antimicrobial activity of kanamycin against gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains.

Georgeta Voicu et al.

International journal of pharmaceutics, 446(1-2), 63-69 (2013-02-14)

Here, we report the fabrication of a novel ε-caprolactam-silica (ε-SiO2) network and assessed its biocompatibility and ability to improve the antimicrobial activity of kanamycin. The results of the quantitative antimicrobial assay demonstrate that the obtained ε-SiO2 network has efficiently improved

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Global Trade Item Number

SKU	GTIN
C2204-5G	04061833475355
C2204-1KG	04061833475331
C2204-250G	04061833475348

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