Devarda’s alloy
SIAL/31385 - puriss. p.a.
CAS Number: 8049-11-4
MDL Number: MFCD00198176
Linear Formula: AlCuZn
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | food and beverages forensics and toxicology |
| composition | aluminum, ~45% |
| copper, ~50% | |
| zinc, ~5% | |
| form | powder |
| grade | puriss. p.a. |
| InChI | 1S/Al.Cu.Zn |
| InChI key | MUBKMWFYVHYZAI-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 550 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| SMILES string | [Al].[Cu].[Zn] |
| Application: | Devarda′s alloy was used to study, its effects as a reducing agent on Cp2TiCl-catalyzed living radical polymerization of styrene, which was initiated by epoxide radical ring opening. |
| Application: | Reducing agent used for the determination of total nitrogen by the method of Kjeldahl. Reagent used for the reduction of alkaline solutions of chlorate to chloride |
| General description: | Devarda′s alloy is a reducing agent, and has found application in being used to reduce NO3--N, or NO2--N, into NH4+-N, thereby finding functionality in being used for total nitrogen determination. |
| Symbol |  GHS02 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H228 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 |
| Hazard Codes | F |
| Risk Statements | 11 |
| Safety Statements | 7/9-16-33 |
| RIDADR | UN 3089 4.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| mp | 550 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 41116105 |