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M2659

Melamine

Name: Melamine
Brand: ALDRICH

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

Assay:

99%

Form:

powder

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Properties

assay

99%

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

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

SMILES string

Nc1nc(N)nc(N)n1

InChI

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

InChI key

JDSHMPZPIAZGSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

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.

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pictograms

GHS08

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Warning

hcodes

H351,H361f,H373

pcodes

P202 - P260 - P280 - P308 + P313 - P405 - P501

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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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)

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)

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)

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Global Trade Item Number

SKU	GTIN
M2659-1KG	04061835559534
M2659-5G	04061835559541
M2659-3KG	04061833553824
M2659-100G	04061834045915