Melamine cyanurate - 37640-57-6

Key Functions: Flame - Fire Retardants

From the DfE report, "This alternative is an organic salt of melamine (CASRN 108-78-1) and cyanuric acid (CASRN 108-80-5) organized in a well ordered crystalline complex, with extensive intramolecular hydrogen bonding. The abundance of complimentary hydrogen bonds effectively link melamine and cyanuric acid into stable lattice chains. The potential for dissolution of these chains are dependent on pH. The simplest 1:1 melamine cyanurate complex has an empirical molecular weight of 255; although higher molecular weight networks are expected because the integrated melamine cyanurate complex has a higher degree of stabilization than isolated components (Perdigáo, 2006). This assessment will consider the worst case hazard concerns which may include those from the dissolution of melamine and cyanuric acid from the complex."

Chemical Synonyms 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione, compd. with 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (1:1) (TSCA Inventory); 1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-trione - 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine

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