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M2659

Melamine

99%

Synonym(s):

2,4,6-Triamino-1,3,5-triazine, sym-Triaminotriazine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6N6
CAS Number:
108-78-1
Molecular Weight:
126.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24896752
EC Number:
203-615-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
124341
MDL number:
MFCD00006055

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Product Name

Melamine, 99%

InChI key

JDSHMPZPIAZGSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C3H6N6/c4-1-7-2(5)9-3(6)8-1/h(H6,4,5,6,7,8,9)

SMILES string

Nc1nc(N)nc(N)n1

assay

99%

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 25 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless

Quality Level

200

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Application

Melamine can be used as a:
  • Reactant in the preparation of melamine trisulfonic acid (MTSA) which is used as a catalyst in various reactions.
  • Nitrogen source for the large scale synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene (NG).
  • Heterogeneous catalyst in combination with lewis acid ZnI2 for conversion of carbon dioxide to cyclic carbonates.

pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Repr. 2 - STOT RE 2

target_organs

Urinary tract

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

572.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

300 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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WXBF6810V
MKCZ1711
WXBF6120V
WXBF3891V
WXBF4361V

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Melamine trisulfonic acid (MTSA): a new efficient catalyst for the chemoselective methoxymethylation of alcohols.
Shirini F, et al.
Synthetic Communications, 40(6), 910-914 (2010)
Effect of melamine and its salts on combustion and thermal decomposition of polyamide 6.
Levchik SV, et al.
Fire and Materials, 21(2), 75-83 (1997)
Efficient route to large arrays of CNx nanofibers by pyrolysis of ferrocene/melamine mixtures.
Terrones M, et al.
Applied Physics Letters, 75(25), 3932-3934 (1999)
Melamine trisulfonic acid: a new, efficient and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of 3, 4-dihydropyrimidin-2 (1H)-ones/thiones in the absence of solvent.
Shirini F, et al.
Chinese Chemical Letters = Zhongguo Hua Xue Kuai Bao, 22(3), 318-321 (2011)
Infrared and Raman spectra of melaminium chloride hemihydrate.
Marchewka M K.
Materials Science and Engineering, B, 95(3), 214-221 (2002)
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