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Hexamethylenetetramine

SAJ first grade, ≥98.5%

Synonym(s):

1,3,5,7-Tetraazatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane, Hexamine, Methenamine, Urotropine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12N4
CAS Number:
100-97-0
Molecular Weight:
140.19
Beilstein:
2018
EC Number:
202-905-8
MDL number:
MFCD00006895
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
329749995

grade

SAJ first grade

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥98.5%

form

crystalline

autoignition temp.

770 °F

availability

available only in Japan

mp

280 °C (subl.) (lit.)

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

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H228,H317

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 2 - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class Code

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

482.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

250 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Andreas Lemmerer et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 48(13), 1883-1885 (2011-12-03)
The tetrahedral arrangement of hydrogen bonding donor and acceptor groups is used to rationalise the design of a diamondoid network; however, a single proton transfer renders the four sites inequivalent, and results in two polymorphs of the title molecular salt
Lorena Vidal et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1285, 7-14 (2013-03-12)
Quaternary ammonium-functionalized silica materials were synthesized and applied for solid-phase extraction (SPE) of aromatic amines, which are classified as priority pollutants by US Environmental Protection Agency. Hexamethylenetetramine used for silica surface modification for the first time was employed as SPE
Jianguo Hu et al.
Talanta, 93, 345-349 (2012-04-10)
A green, one-step method for synthesis of graphene-Au nanoparticles (graphene-AuNPs) was introduced in this article, using an environmentally benign hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) as reducing and stabilizing agent. HMTA slowly was hydrolyzed to generate aldehyde ammonia to reduce graphene oxides (GO) and
Jenny Bergman et al.
BMC geriatrics, 11, 69-69 (2011-11-02)
Urinary tract infections (UTIs, including upper and lower symptomatic) are the most common infections in nursing homes and prevention may reduce patient suffering, antibiotic use and resistance. The spectre of agents used in preventing UTIs in nursing homes is scarcely
J M Dreyfors et al.
American Industrial Hygiene Association journal, 50(11), 579-585 (1989-11-01)
The available literature on hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) was reviewed with emphasis on its toxicology and epidemiology, its thermal decomposition and regulatory concerns related to its uses. Large quantities of hexamine are used in the foundry, tire and rubber, and phenolformaldehyde resins
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