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Hexamethylenetetramine

LR, ≥99%

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:
Molecular Weight:
140.19
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2018
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
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grade

LR

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

Vetec

assay

≥99%

form

crystalline powder

autoignition temp.

770 °F

pH

8.5-9.5 (10% in water)

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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Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 2 - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

482.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

250 °C - closed cup


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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
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
Vincent Consonni et al.
ACS nano, 8(5), 4761-4770 (2014-04-12)
Controlling the polarity of ZnO nanowires in addition to the uniformity of their structural morphology in terms of position, vertical alignment, length, diameter, and period is still a technological and fundamental challenge for real-world device integration. In order to tackle
Bon San B Lee et al.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 10, CD003265-CD003265 (2012-10-19)
Methenamine salts are often used as an alternative to antibiotics for the prevention of urinary tract infection (UTI). This review was first published in Issue 1, 2002 and updated in Issue 4, 2007. To assess the benefits and harms of
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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