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Merck
CN

52549

Melamine

analytical standard

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:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757852
EC Number:
203-615-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
124341
MDL number:
MFCD00006055

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SMILES string

Nc1nc(N)nc(N)n1

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)

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥99.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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General description

This compound is listed in the SVHC (Substances of very high concern) candidate list of ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food. Find all available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here

Application

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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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Lot/Batch Number
BCCN4426
BCCM0234
BCCJ7794
BCCG9677
BCCF2134

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Sana Jawaid et al.
Food chemistry, 141(3), 3066-3071 (2013-07-23)
Melamine is a nitrogenous chemical substance used principally as a starting material for the manufacture of synthetic resins. Due to its very high proportion of nitrogen melamine has been added illegitimately to foods and feeds to increase the measured protein
Yu-Chang Tyan et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 395(3), 729-735 (2009-08-12)
In the summer of 2008, serious illnesses and deaths of babies in China were linked to melamine-tainted powdered infant formula. Melamine contains several metabolites, such as ammeline, ammelide, and cyanuric acid, and has been used for the adulteration of foods
Yanhua Zhao et al.
Talanta, 113, 7-13 (2013-05-28)
Silver nanoparticles coated amino modified polystyrene microspheres (PS-NH2/Ag NPs) with extremely high surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity and uniform surface morphology were created by precise controlling of deposition time. Nanojets that were formed underneath the individual microspheres could be
Lei An et al.
Neurobiology of learning and memory, 100, 18-24 (2012-12-13)
Our previous studies reported that hippocampus was one of the target sites of melamine, by which the spatial cognition and hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) could be impaired. The aim of present study was to investigate whether cognitive behavior impairment induced
Rishikesh P Dalal et al.
Nature reviews. Nephrology, 7(5), 267-274 (2011-03-23)
Several well-documented outbreaks of melamine poisoning have occurred in both animals and humans during the past 7 years, which led to the identification of melamine and cyanuric acid as nephrotoxins. This Review provides an overview of the known experimental and
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