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Paraldehyde

Name: Paraldehyde
Brand: USP

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

2,4,6-Trimethyl-1,3,5-trioxacyclohexane, s-Trimethyltrioxymethylene, Acetaldehyde trimer, NSC 9799, Paracetaldehyde

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₆H₁₂O₃

CAS Number:

123-63-7

Molecular Weight:

132.16

NACRES:

NA.24

UNSPSC Code:

41116107

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

80142

MDL number:

MFCD00036208

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Properties

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

agency

USP

API family

paraldehyde

manufacturer/tradename

USP

density

0.994 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1OC(C)OC(C)O1

InChI

1S/C6H12O3/c1-4-7-5(2)9-6(3)8-4/h4-6H,1-3H3

InChI key

SQYNKIJPMDEDEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

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Application

Reactant involved in:

Modified Sanford reaction
Synthesis of N-arylbenzoquinaldinium derivatives with antimicrobial activity
Hydroformylation of alkenylamines
Studies of molecules with inhibitory activity against HIV-1 integrase
Irregular Wittig reactions for the formation of α-hydroxyketones

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This Item	76260	P5520	1680007
USP 1496959 Paraldehyde	Sigma-Aldrich 76260 Paraldehyde	Sigma-Aldrich P5520 Paraldehyde	USP 1680007 Triamterene
description United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard	description ≥97.0% (GC)	description ≥97%	description United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
grade pharmaceutical primary standard	grade -	grade -	grade pharmaceutical primary standard
manufacturer/tradename USP	manufacturer/tradename -	manufacturer/tradename -	manufacturer/tradename USP
application(s) pharmaceutical	application(s) -	application(s) -	application(s) pharmaceutical (small molecule)
format neat	format -	format -	format neat
storage temp. 2-8°C	storage temp. -	storage temp. -	storage temp. -
density 0.994 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)	density 0.994 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)	density 0.994 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)	density -

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pictograms

GHS02

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H226

pcodes

P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P243

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

75.2 °F

flash_point_c

24 °C

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