Glutaraldehyde CAS#111-30-8

Boiling point 

100 °C

density 

1.058 g/mL at 20 °C

vapor density 

1.05 (vs air)

vapor pressure 

15 mmHg ( 20 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.450

Fp 

100°C

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), DMSO (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Solution

color 

Clear to slight haze

Specific Gravity

1.06

Odor

pungent aldehyde odor

PH

>3.0 (H2O, 20°C)

biological source

synthetic

Water Solubility 

miscible

Merck 

14,4472

BRN 

605390

Exposure limits

Ceiling (ACGIH) 0.8 mg/m3 (0.2 ppm).

Stability:

Light Sensitive

Cosmetics Ingredients Functions

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Glutaraldehyde (111-30-8)

InChI

1S/C5H8O2/c6-4-2-1-3-5-7/h4-5H,1-3H2

InChIKey

SXRSQZLOMIGNAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

LogP

-0.180 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

111-30-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Glutaral(111-30-8)

EPA Substance Registry System

Glutaraldehyde (111-30-8)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-42/43-34-23-22-50-23/25-41-37/38-20/22

Safety Statements 

23-26-36/37-45-36/37/39-61

RIDADR 

UN 2922 8/PG 2

OEL

Ceiling: 0.2 ppm (0.8 mg/m3) (Aldehydes)

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

MA2450000

F 

8-10-23

Autoignition Temperature

395°C

TSCA 

TSCA listed

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29121900

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3
toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation
Acute Tox. 4 Oral
Aquatic Chronic 3
Eye Dam. 1
Repr. 1B
Resp. Sens. 1
Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Sens. 1
STOT SE 3

Hazardous Substances Data

111-30-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 of 25% soln orally in rats: 2.38 ml/kg; by skin penetration in rabbits: 2.56 ml/kg (Smyth)