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M2659

Melamine

99%

Synonym(s):

2,4,6-Triamino-1,3,5-triazine, sym-Triaminotriazine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6N6
CAS Number:
108-78-1
Molecular Weight:
126.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24896752
EC Number:
203-615-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
124341
MDL number:
MFCD00006055
Assay:
99%
Form:
powder
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Quality Level

200

assay

99%

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 25 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless

SMILES string

Nc1nc(N)nc(N)n1

InChI

1S/C3H6N6/c4-1-7-2(5)9-3(6)8-1/h(H6,4,5,6,7,8,9)

InChI key

JDSHMPZPIAZGSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Melamine can be used as a:
  • Reactant in the preparation of melamine trisulfonic acid (MTSA) which is used as a catalyst in various reactions.
  • Nitrogen source for the large scale synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene (NG).
  • Heterogeneous catalyst in combination with lewis acid ZnI2 for conversion of carbon dioxide to cyclic carbonates.

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pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Repr. 2 - STOT RE 2

target_organs

Urinary tract

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

572.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

300 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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108-78-1

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Lot/Batch Number
WXBF6810V
MKCZ1711
WXBF6120V
WXBF3891V
WXBF4361V

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Melamine trisulfonic acid (MTSA): a new efficient catalyst for the chemoselective methoxymethylation of alcohols.
Shirini F, et al.
Synthetic Communications, 40(6), 910-914 (2010)
Efficient route to large arrays of CNx nanofibers by pyrolysis of ferrocene/melamine mixtures.
Terrones M, et al.
Applied Physics Letters, 75(25), 3932-3934 (1999)
Effect of melamine and its salts on combustion and thermal decomposition of polyamide 6.
Levchik SV, et al.
Fire and Materials, 21(2), 75-83 (1997)
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