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Hexamethylenetetramine

Name: Hexamethylenetetramine
Brand: SIAL

meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, 99-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance)

Synonym(s):

1,3,5,7-Tetraazatricyclo[3.3.1.1^3,7]decane, Hexamine, Methenamine, Urotropine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₆H₁₂N₄

CAS Number:

100-97-0

Molecular Weight:

140.19

UNSPSC Code:

12352116

NACRES:

NA.21

PubChem Substance ID:

57647507

EC Number:

202-905-8

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

2018

MDL number:

MFCD00006895

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Properties

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Segment

200

assay

99-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance)

form

solid

autoignition temp.

770 °F

quality

meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP

impurities

acidic and alkalic reac. substances, complies, residual solvents, in accordance, ≤0.002% heavy metals (as Pb), ≤0.005% free formaldehyde

loss

≤2% loss on drying

mp

280 °C (subl.) (lit.)

solubility

H₂O: soluble

anion traces

chloride (Cl^-): ≤100 mg/kg, sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤100 mg/kg

suitability

complies for appearance of solution

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

SMILES string

C1N2CN3CN1CN(C2)C3

InChI

1S/C6H12N4/c1-7-2-9-4-8(1)5-10(3-7)6-9/h1-6H2

InChI key

VKYKSIONXSXAKP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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pictograms

GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H228,H317

pcodes

P210 - P240 - P241 - P261 - P280 - P302 + P352

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 2 - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

flash_point_f

482.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

250 °C - closed cup

ppe

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