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Glyoxal solution

40 wt. % in H2O

Synonym(s):
Ethanedial, Oxalaldehyde
Linear Formula:
OHCCHO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
58.04
Beilstein:
1732463
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

18 mmHg ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

545 °F

concentration

40 wt. % in H2O

refractive index

n20/D 1.4087

solubility

water: soluble(lit.)

density

1.265 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C2H2O2/c3-1-2-4/h1-2H

InChI key

LEQAOMBKQFMDFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

The product is 40wt.% solution of glyoxal in water. Glyoxal is a linear aliphatic dialdehyde containing two aldehyde groups. It participates in the synthesis of glyoxylic acid. It is highly reactive in nature. It can be prepared by oxidizing ethanol or acetaldehyde with nitric acid. It is widely employed in textile and paper industry.

Application

Glyoxal solution has been used as a crosslinking agent during the synthesis of DNA-containing nanoparticles in a study. It has been used as derivatizing reagent, in the precolumn fluorescence derivatization of N-terminal tryptophan containing peptides which can be separated via high performance liquid chromatography. It may also be used in the synthesis of glyoxal bis(4-phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazones)solution, which can be used in the spectrophotometric determination of palladium in catalysts.

Packaging

5 g in glass bottle
100 g in poly bottle
1, 3 kg in poly bottle
22, 50 kg in poly drum

Other Notes

This form of glyoxal is composed of 3 moles of glyoxal and 2 moles of water in a relatively stable configuration.

Caution

May precipitate on storage; redissolve at 50-60 °C.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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