Synonyms: 1,3-diformylpropane; 1,5-Pentanedial; 1,5-pentanedione; Glutaral; Glutaralum; Glutaric Dialdehyde; Glutardialdehyde; Glutaric Aldehyde; glutaric dialdehyde; Glutarol; Gluteraldehyde; Pentane-1,5-dial [IPUAC]; pentanedial; potentiated acid ; Myacide GDA 50

CAS No.: 111-30-8   EC No.: 203-856-5

Molecular Weight:  100.117

Molecular Formula: C5H8O2

Structural Formula:

m.p.: -6 deg.C

b.p.: 101 deg. C

Physical and Chemical properties: Pale yellow water solution liquid. Like other dialdehydes (e.g. glyoxal), glutaraldehyde does not exist typically as the dialdehyde but as the hydrate. Monomeric glutaraldehyde can polymerize by aldol condensation reaction yielding alpha, beta-unsaturated poly-glutaraldehyde. This reaction usually occurs at alkaline pH values.

Glutaraldehyde is produced industrially by the oxidation of cyclopentene and by the Diels-Alder reaction of acrolein and methyl vinyl ether followed by hydrolysis.

Glutaraldehyde is used as biocides/myacide and leather tanning agent.

Items	Specification
glutaraldehyde content	25%min., 50.0% min.
color	100 Hazen unit max.
pH value	3.0-5.0
Appearance	Pale yellow transparent liquid

125, 220 kgs/poly drum; 1100kgs/IBC

Glutaraldehyde is regulated as hazardous sustance by UN

CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, N.O.S.

UN 3265

Class: 8

PG III