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Formaldehyde dimethyl acetal

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Dimethoxymethane, Methylal

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH2(OCH3)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
76.09
Beilstein:
1697025
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.354

bp

41-43 °C

density

0.860 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

COCOC

InChI

1S/C3H8O2/c1-4-3-5-2/h3H2,1-2H3

InChI key

NKDDWNXOKDWJAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Formaldehyde dimethyl acetal is formed as a by-product during the production of trioxane, a crucial intermediate for the manufacture of polyacetal plastics.

Application

2-Fluorobiphenyl may be used an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in surface water samples, chemical raw materials, binary and ternary mixtures with methanol and/or water by various chromatography techniques.
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Pictograms

Flame

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

-0.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-18 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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C J Miermans et al.
Chemosphere, 40(1), 39-48 (2000-02-09)
Volatile organic compounds are widely introduced into the Dutch aquatic environment. Liquid-liquid extraction and isolation by means of resins give poor recoveries for volatiles. In this study, a method has been developed to analyse these compounds with a purge and
Vapor- liquid and liquid- liquid equilibria in binary and ternary mixtures of water, methanol, and methylal
Albert M, et al.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 46(4), 897-903 (2001)
Research on method for determination of methylal in chemical raw materials by head space GC-MS
ZHANG Y, et al.
Chinese journal of Health Laboratory Technology, 6 (2010)
Anesthesia with methylal in dogs, mice and rats.
R W VIRTUE
Anesthesiology, 12(1), 100-108 (1951-01-01)
V Venkatesan et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 58(3), 467-478 (2002-03-22)
Conformations of dimethoxymethane (DMM) were studied using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy. DMM was trapped in an argon matrix using an effusive source at 298, 388 and 430 K. Experiments were also done using a supersonic jet source to look for

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