Glyoxal, 40% w/w aq. soln., Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

Glyoxal is used to prepare 4,5-dihydroxy-2-imidazolidinone by condensation with urea. It finds application in leather tanning process, textile finishes and paper coatings. It is an important building block in the synthesis of imidazoles. It acts as a solubilizer and cross-linking agent in polymer chemistry. Further, it is used as a fixative for histology to preserve cells in order to examine under a microscope.

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Applications
Glyoxal is used to prepare 4,5-dihydroxy-2-imidazolidinone by condensation with urea. It finds application in leather tanning process, textile finishes and paper coatings. It is an important building block in the synthesis of imidazoles. It acts as a solubilizer and cross-linking agent in polymer chemistry. Further, it is used as a fixative for histology to preserve cells in order to examine under a microscope.

Solubility
Miscible with water, methanol and dimethylsulfoxide.

Notes
Moisture and heat sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agent, oxygen, peroxides, amides, amines, hydroxy-containing materials, nitric acid and aldehydes.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 107-22-2
• Molecular Formula: C2H2O2
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 58.036
• MDL Number: MFCD00006957
• InChI Key: LEQAOMBKQFMDFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Synonym: glyoxal, ethanedial, oxalaldehyde, 1,2-ethanedione, glyoxylaldehyde, biformal, biformyl, diformal, diformyl, aerotex glyoxal 40
• PubChem CID: 7860
• ChEBI: CHEBI:34779
• IUPAC Name: oxaldehyde
• SMILES: C(=O)C=O

• Melting Point: -14°C
• Density: 1.271
• Boiling Point: 104°C
• Linear Formula: HCOCHO
• Refractive Index: 1.409
• Quantity: 10,000 mL
• Beilstein: 1732463
• Merck Index: 14,4509
• Solubility Information: Miscible with water,methanol and dimethylsulfoxide.
• Formula Weight: 58.04
• Concentration or Composition (by Analyte or Components): 40% w/w aq. soln.
• Chemical Name or Material: Glyoxal

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