PUTRESCINE

Synonyms. Putrescine; 1,4-Butanediamine; Tetramethylenediamine; 1,4-Butylenediamine; 1,4-Diaminobutane; 1,4-Tetramethylenediamine; Butylenediamine; Putrescin; Tetramethyldiamine;

PUTRESCINE 

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

110-60-1 (free base), 333-93-7 (dihydrochloride)

EINECS RN

203-782-3 (free base), 206-375-9 (dihydrochloride)

FORMULA

NH2(CH2)4NH

MOLE WEIGHT

88.15

H.S CODE

2921.29.0055

SMILES

C(CCN)CN

CLASSIFICATION

Polyamine

EXTRA NOTES

A toxic diamine formed by putrefaction from the decarboxylation of arginine and ornithine.[MeSH]

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white to off-white crystalline powder

MELTING POINT

27 ~ 28 C

BOILING POINT

158 ~ 159 C

DENSITY

0.877 g/ml

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Miscible

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

-0.7

VAPOR PRESSURE

4.12 mm Hg

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

10.8

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.457 (n20/D)

FLASH POINT

51 C

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Acids, Acid chlorides, Acid anhydrides, Strong oxidizing agents

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 4, Flammability: 2, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - Putrescine

Wikipedia Linking - Putrescine

Google Scholar Search - Putrescine

U.S. National Library of Medicine - Putrescine

PubChem Compound Summary - Putrescine

Drug Bank -  Putrescine

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Putrescine

ChEBI (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/) -  Putrescine

NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) -  Putrescine

Material Safety Data Sheet - Putrescine

Human Metabolome Database - Putrescine

Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Putrescine

EPA - Substance Registry Services - Putrescine

 

SALES SPECIFICATION (2HCl salt)

APPEARANCE

white to off-white crystalline powder

ASSAY

98% min

WATER

2.0% max

pH

4.5 ~ 6.5

LOSS ON DRYING

3.0% max

HEAVY METALS

20ppm max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

2928

HAZARD CLASS

6.1

PACKING GROUP II

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

GHS (Globally Harmonised System) Classification: Flammable solids. Acute toxicity (Oral, Inhalation. Dermal). Skin corrosion. Serious eye damage. Hazard statements: Flammable solid. Harmful if swallowed or in contact with skin. Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. Toxic if inhaled.

SIGNAL WORD Danger

PICTOGRAMS

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HAZARD STATEMENTS

H228-H302 + H312-H314-H331

P STATEMENTS

P210-P261-P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P310

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

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RISK PHRASES

11-21/22-23-24

SAFETY PHRASES

16-26-36/37/39-45

 

PACKING

Preserved in light-resistant and well-closed bottles

 

PRICE INFORMATION