GLUTARALDEHYDE 25% AQUEOUS SOLUTION

• Catalog No.: 02195199
• CAS Number: 111-30-8
• M. F.: C5H8O2
• M. W.: 100.11582
• Storage: 2-8°C, Store Under Nitrogen

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: pentanedial
• IUPAC Traditional name: pentanedial
• Synonyms: Glutaric dialdehyde; 1,5-Pentanedione; 1,3-Diformyl propane; Cidex; Glutarol-1,5-pentanedial

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 111-30-8
• EC Number: 203-856-5

PROPERTIES

• Auto Ignition Point: 225 °C (DIN 51794)
• Boiling Point: 187 - 189 °C
• Density: 1.061 g/cm^3 at 20 °C
• Melting Point: -14 °C
• Vapor Density: 3.4 (air = 1)
• Vapor Pressure: 22 hPa at 20 °C
• European Hazard Symbols: Toxic (T)
• European Hazard Symbols: Corrosive (C)
• European Hazard Symbols: Nature polluting (N)
• Risk Statements: R:23/25-34-42/43-50
• RTECS: MA2450000
• Safety Statements: S:26-45-61-36/37/39
• Storage Condition: 2-8°C, Store Under Nitrogen

DETAILS

Description (English)

25% Aqueous Solution
Protein cross-linking agent^1,2
. Also possesses sporicidal activity^3
. This product is also suitable for use as an electron microscopy fixative^4
.

REFERENCES

• J. Mol. Biol., 65: 525, (1972).
• Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 370: 477, (1974).
• Appl. Microbiol., 28: 331, (1974).
• Histochemie, 30: 162, (1972).