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16005

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Paraformaldehyde

meets analytical specification of DAC, 95.0-100.5%

Synonym(s):

Polyoxymethylene

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Linear Formula:
HO(CH2O)nH
CAS Number:
30525-89-4
Molecular Weight:
30.03 (as monomer)
MDL number:
MFCD00133991
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24849849
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

1.03 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

<1.45 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Assay

95.0-100.5%

form

pellets

autoignition temp.

572 °F

quality

meets analytical specification of DAC

expl. lim.

73 %

technique(s)

NMR: suitable

impurities

residual solvents, in accordance
<0.1% sulfated ash
10 ppm heavy metals (as Pb)

mp

120-170 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: insoluble

density

0.88 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

suitability

in accordance for appearance of solution
suitable for acidity or alkalinity (complying)

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/CH2O/c1-2/h1H2

InChI key

WSFSSNUMVMOOMR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Buffered picric acid-paraformaldehyde fixative is suitable for use in electron microscopy and light-microscopic immunocytochemistry.

Application

Paraformaldehyde was used in the preparation of azomethine ylide, required for the synthesis of amine-modifying single-walled carbon nanotubes. It was also used in the preparation of α-methylenechromanes, α-methylenequinoline and ortho-quinone methides.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Sol. 2 - Muta. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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J Justin Mulvey et al.
International journal of nanomedicine, 9, 4245-4255 (2014-09-18)
We aimed to create a more robust and more accessible standard for amine-modifying single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). A 1,3-cycloaddition was developed using an azomethine ylide, generated by reacting paraformaldehyde and a side-chain-Boc (tert-Butyloxycarbonyl)-protected, lysine-derived alpha-amino acid, H-Lys(Boc)-OH, with purified SWCNT
P Somogyi et al.
Neuroscience, 7(7), 1779-1783 (1982-07-01)
The buffered picric acid paraformaldehyde fixative originally recommended for electronmicroscopy and which has since been used occasionally for light-microscopic immunocytochemistry, has been supplemented with glutaraldehyde and used as primary fixative for the perfusion of rat brains. In the basal ganglia
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