MALEIC ANHYDRIDE

• Catalog No.: 02150137
• CAS Number: 108-31-6
• M. F.: C4H2O3
• M. W.: 98.05688
• Purity: ≥99%
• Storage: Room Temperature (15-30°C), Desiccate

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 2,5-dihydrofuran-2,5-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: maleic anhydride
• Synonyms: 2,5-Furandione

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 108-31-6
• EC Number: 203-571-6

PROPERTIES

• Auto Ignition Point: 477 °C (890 °F)
• Boiling Point: 200 °C at 1020.4 hPa
• Density: .934 g/cm^3 at 20 °C
• Flash Point: ca. 102 °C (closed cup)
• Melting Point: 52.8 °C
• Vapor Density: 3.38 (air = 1)
• Vapor Pressure: .000066 hPa at 20 °C
• Purity: ≥99%
• Australian Hazchem: 2X
• Emergency Response Guidebook(ERG) Number: 156
• EU Classification: C10
• EU Hazard Identification Number: 8B
• European Hazard Symbols: Corrosive (C)
• Risk Statements: R:22-34-42/43
• RTECS: ON3675000
• Safety Statements: S:22-26-45-36/37/39
• Storage Condition: Room Temperature (15-30°C), Desiccate
• Hazard Class: 8
• UN Number: 2215
• Packing Group: III

DETAILS

Description (English)

Crystalline
Purity: 99+%
Useful for dissociation
of enzymes into soluble subunits.

REFERENCES

• Sia, C.L., and Horrecker, B.L., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. , 31 : 731, (1968).