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N,N-Dimethylformamide

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

DMF, NSC 5356

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Linear Formula:
HCON(CH3)2
CAS Number:
68-12-2
Molecular Weight:
73.09
EC Number:
200-679-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605365
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329764081
MDL number:
MFCD00003284

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Product Name

N,N-Dimethylformamide, analytical standard

InChI key

ZMXDDKWLCZADIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C3H7NO/c1-4(2)3-5/h3H,1-2H3

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)N(C)C

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

2.7 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.9% (GC)

autoignition temp.

833 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

15.2 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.2% water
water

refractive index

n20/D 1.430 (lit.)
n20/D 1.430

bp

153 °C (lit.)

mp

−61 °C (lit.)

density

0.944 g/mL (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

N,N-Dimethylformamide has been used as a solvent in determining the lipase activity of the crude protein extracts separated from different plant tissues using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) page assay technique.
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Solvent for many hydrophobic organic compounds.

General description

N,N-Dimethylformamide is an non-volatile, organic solvent, which finds applications in chemical industries as a solvent, additive and intermediate.
This compound is listed in the SVHC (Substances of very high concern) candidate list of ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)

Other Notes

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

135.5 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

57.5 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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BCCM2852
BCCL5024
BCCJ8137
BCCG5845

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Upper critical solution temperature behavior of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) in an ionic liquid and preparation of thermo-sensitive nonvolatile gels.
Takeshi U and Masayoshi W.
Chemistry Letters (Jpn), 35(8), 964-965 (2006)
N,N-dimethylformamide, Issue 31 (2001)
In Gel Detection of Lipase Activity in Crude Plant Extracts (Olea europaea).
Zienkiewicz A, et al.
Bio-protocol (2015)
Kun Liu et al.
Nanoscale, 4(20), 6574-6580 (2012-09-15)
Studies on the self-assembly of metal nanoparticles (NPs) in the presence of ions are motivated by the biosensing applications of NP clusters and the capability to control the morphology of clusters of oppositely charged NPs. The effect of ions has
L Piazza et al.
Nature communications, 6, 6407-6407 (2015-03-03)
Surface plasmon polaritons can confine electromagnetic fields in subwavelength spaces and are of interest for photonics, optical data storage devices and biosensing applications. In analogy to photons, they exhibit wave-particle duality, whose different aspects have recently been observed in separate
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