Chitosan

Purity: Derived from shrimp shells, practical grade

Synonym(s): Deacetylated chitin, Poly(D-glucosamine)

Formula: (C6H11NO4)n Molecular Weight:

CAS Number: 9012-76-4 PubChem CID: 71853

Properties

Shelf life: 1095 days

Solubility: 1 M acetic acid: 10mg/mL

Sensitivity:

Boiling point:

Melting point: 102.5°C

InChl: InChI=1S/C56H103N9O39/c1-87-56(86)65-28-38(84)46(19(10-74)96-55(28)104-45-18(9-73)95-49(27(64)37(45)83)97-39-12(3-67)88-47(85)20(57)31(39)77)103-54-26(63)36(82)44(17(8-72)94-54)102-53-25(62)35(81)43(16(7-71)93-53)101-52-24(61)34(80)42(15(6-70)92-52)100-51-23(60)33(79)41(14(5-69)91-51)99-50-22(59)32(78)40(13(4-68)90-50)98-48-21(58)30(76)29(75)11(2-66)89-48/h11-55, 66-85H, 2-10, 57-64H2, 1H3, (H, 65, 86)/t11-, 12-, 13-, 14-, 15-, 16-, 17-, 18-, 19-, 20-, 21-, 22-, 23-, 24-, 25-, 26-, 27-, 28-, 29-, 30-, 31-, 32-, 33-, 34-, 35-, 36-, 37-, 38-, 39-, 40-, 41-, 42-, 43-, 44-, 45-, 46-, 47-, 48+, 49+, 50+, 51+, 52+, 53+, 54+, 55+/m1/s1

Safety Information

Pictograms:

Signal Word: Warning

Hazard Statements: H401

Precautionary Statements: P273; P501

WGK:

Storage:

Personal Protective Equipment: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter