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N,N-Dimethylformamide

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

DMF, NSC 5356

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Linear Formula:
HCON(CH3)2
CAS Number:
68-12-2
Molecular Weight:
73.09
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329764081
EC Number:
200-679-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
605365
MDL number:
MFCD00003284
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

2.7 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.9% (GC)

autoignition temp.

833 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

15.2 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.2% water
water

refractive index

n20/D 1.430

bp

153 °C (lit.)

mp

−61 °C (lit.)

density

0.944 g/mL (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)N(C)C

InChI

1S/C3H7NO/c1-4(2)3-5/h3H,1-2H3

InChI key

ZMXDDKWLCZADIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

This compound is listed in the SVHC (Substances of very high concern) candidate list of ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)
N,N-Dimethylformamide is an non-volatile, organic solvent, which finds applications in chemical industries as a solvent, additive and intermediate.

Application

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Solvent for many hydrophobic organic compounds.
N,N-Dimethylformamide has been used as a solvent in determining the lipase activity of the crude protein extracts separated from different plant tissues using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) page assay technique.

Other Notes

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

135.5 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

57.5 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCN2093
BCCM2852
BCCL5024
BCCJ8137
BCCG5845

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In Gel Detection of Lipase Activity in Crude Plant Extracts (Olea europaea).
Zienkiewicz A, et al.
Bio-protocol (2015)
N,N-dimethylformamide, Issue 31 (2001)
Upper critical solution temperature behavior of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) in an ionic liquid and preparation of thermo-sensitive nonvolatile gels.
Takeshi U and Masayoshi W.
Chemistry Letters (Jpn), 35(8), 964-965 (2006)
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