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n-Methyl Pyrrolidone
Quantity
Unit
CAS #
872-50-4
PRODUCT
SYNONYM
NMP; 1-Methylazacyclopentan-2-one; Methylpyrrolidone; N-Methylpyrrolidone; 2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-methyl-; N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
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FORMULA
C5H9NO
PRODUCT TYPE
Petrochemcial
HAZARD
3 Flammable Liquids
COLOR (APHA)
<= 50
FREE AMINES
<= 0.01% (as CH3NH2)
CHLORIDE
<= 1 ppm
SPECIFIC GRAVITY @25/25° C
1.02 - 1.04
ASSAY
>= 99.0%
WATER
<= 0.05%
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE
ODOR
mild amine odor
PH
7.7-8.0 (10 aq.)
VAPOR PRESSURE
0.3 mm hg (20 c)
REFRACTIVE INDEX
1.470 (20 c)
COLOR
colorless liquid
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
99.13
FLASH POINT
95 c
SOLUBILITY
water, alcohols, ketones, ethers, ethyl acetate, aromatic hydrocarbons, most org. solvs.
BOILING POINT
202 c
DENSITY
1.032 (204 c)
MODERATELY SOLUBLE
in aliphatic hydrocarbons
NOTES
NMP is a widely used industrial solvent and a very versatile compound that can be used in the desulfurization of gases, in paint stripping and cleaning, plant protection, and the synthesis of plastics, waxes, and resins.
Use: SOLVENT
CLASS
Specialty Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Organic Intermediates and Compounds, Industrial Chemicals, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Chemicals
FUNCTIONS
Solvents, Intermediates, Chemical Intermediate
INDUSTRY
Industrial, Pharmaceutical, Specialty Chemicals, Organics
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