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GLUTARIC ACID DIALDEHYDE

CAS Number: 111-30-8
EC Number: 203-856-5
IUPAC Name: Pentanedial
Chemical Formula: C5H8O2

Other names: 1,3-Diformylpropane, 1,5-Pentanedial, 1,5-pentanedial, Aldehyd glutarowy, Aldesan, Aldesen, Alhydex, Cidex, Glutaral, Glutaral, glutaral, Glutaral (Glutaraldehyde), glutaral; glutaraldehyde; 1,5-pentanedial, Glutaraldehyd, Other, Glutaraldehyde, glutaraldehyde, Glutaralum, Glutardialdehyde, Glutaric acid dialdehyde, Glutaric aldehyde, Glutaric dialdehyde, Glutarol, Hospex, Pentane-1,5-dial, Sonacide, 1,5-pentaandiaal (et), 1,5-pentandial (hr), 1,5-pentandial (no), 1,5-pentandial (sl), 1,5-pentandiale (it), 1,5-pentandialis (lt), 1,5-pentanedial (fr), 1,5-pentanedial (ro), 1,5-pentanodial (es), 1,5-pentanodial (pt), 1,5-pentándial (hu), 1,5-pentāndiāls (lv), 1,5-пентандиал (bg), gluraraldeide (it), Glutaaral (glutaaraldehyde) (nl), glutaaraldehyd (nl), glutaaraldehüüd (et), Glutaraal (et), Glutaraal (glutaaraldehüüd) (et), Glutaraali (glutaarialdehydi) (fi), glutaral (cs), glutaral (da), Glutaral (de), glutaral (es), glutaral (fr), glutaral (hr), glutaral (hu), glutaral (no), glutaral (pl), glutaral (pt), glutaral (ro), glutaral (sl), Glutaral (glutaraldehído) (es), Biocidal active substances, Glutaral (glutaraldeído) (pt), Biocidal active substances, Glutaral (glutáraldéhyde) (fr), Biocidal active substances, glutaraldehid (hr), glutaraldehid (sl), glutaraldehida (ro), glutaraldehyd (cs), glutaraldehyd (da), Glutaraldehyd (de), glutaraldehyd (no), glutaraldehyd (pl), glutaraldehyd (sv), glutaraldehydi (fi), glutaraldehído (es), glutaraldeído (pt), glutaraldéhyde (fr), glutarale (it), Glutarale (Glutaraldeide) (it), glutaralis (lt), Glutaralis (glutaraldehidas) (lt), Glutardialdehyd (de), glutaro aldehidas (lt), glutarál (sk), Glutarál (Glutáraldehid) (hu), glutarāls (lv), Glutarāls (glutāraldehīds) (lv), glutáraldehid (hu), glutáraldehyd (sk), glutaraldehīds (lv), pentaanidiaali (fi), pentandial (cs), pentandial (sv), pentano-1,5-dial (pl), pentándiál (sk), Γλουταράλη (γλουταραλδεΰδη) (el), γλουταραλδεΰδη (el), глутарал (bg), Глутарал (глутаралдехид) (bg), глутаралалдехид (bg), Pentanedial, 1,5-Pentandiol, 1,5-PENTANEDIAL, 1,5-Pentanedial, 1,5-pentanedial, Glutar aldehyde, Glutaral, glutaral, glutaral, glutaraldehyde, 1,5-pentanedial, glutaral; 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Crosslinking rigidifies and deactivates many biological functions, so in this way, glutaraldehyde solutions are used as biocides and as fixative.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is sold under the brandname Cidex and Glutaral.
As a disinfectant, Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used to sterilize surgical instruments.

Biochemistry
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in biochemistry applications as an amine-reactive homobifunctional crosslinker and fixative.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde kills cells quickly by crosslinking their proteins.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is usually employed alone or mixed with formaldehyde as the first of two fixative processes to stabilize specimens such as bacteria, plant material, and human cells.
A second fixative procedure uses osmium tetroxide to crosslink and stabilize cell and organelle membrane lipids.
Another application for treatment of proteins with glutaraldehyde is the inactivation of bacterial toxins to generate toxoid vaccines, e.g., the pertussis (whooping cough) toxoid component in the Boostrix Tdap vaccine produced by GlaxoSmithKline.

Material Science
In material science Glutaric acid dialdehyde application areas range from polymers to metals and biomaterials.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is commonly used as fixing agent before characterization of biomaterials for microscopy.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is a powerful crosslinking agent for many polymers containing primer amine groups . ,
Glutaric acid dialdehyde also can be used for an interlinking agent to improve the adhesion force between two polymeric coatings.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is also used to protect against corrosion of undersea pipes.

Medical
Clinical uses
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used as a disinfectant and medication.
Usually applied as a solution, Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used to sterilize surgical instruments and other areas.

Dermatological uses
As a medication it is used to treat plantar warts.
For this purpose, a 10% w/v solution is used.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde dries the skin, facilitating physical removal of the wart.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is also used in the treatment of hyperhidrosis under the control of dermatologists.
In people who have frequent sweating but do not respond to aluminum chloride.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde solution is an effective agent to treat palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis as an alternative to tannic acid and formaldehyde.

Safety
Side effects include skin irritation.
If exposed to large amounts, nausea, headache, and shortness of breath may occur.
Protective equipment is recommended when used, especially in high concentrations.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is effective against a range of microorganisms including spores.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is a dialdehyde.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde works by a number of mechanisms.
As a strong sterilant, glutaraldehyde is toxic and a strong irritant.
There is no strong evidence of carcinogenic activity,However, some occupations that work with this chemical have an increased risk of some cancers.

Production
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is produced industrially by the catalytic oxidation of cyclopentene by hydrogen peroxide, which can be achieved in the presence of various tungstic acid-based heteropoly acid catalysts.
This reaction essentially mimics ozonolysis.
Alternatively it can be made by the Diels-Alder reaction of acrolein and vinyl ethers followed by hydrolysis.

Reactions
Like other dialdehydes, (e.g., glyoxal) and simple aldehydes (e.g., formaldehyde), glutaraldehyde hydrates in aqueous solution, forming gem-diols.
These diols in turn equilibrate with cyclic hemiacetal.
Monomeric glutaraldehyde polymerizes by aldol condensation and Michael reactions yielding alpha, beta-unsaturated poly-glutaraldehyde and related oligomers.
This reaction occurs at alkaline pH values.

A number of mechanisms have been invoked to explain the biocidal and fixative properties of glutaraldehyde.
Like many other aldehydes, it reacts with primary amines and thiol groups, which are common functional groups in proteins, nucleic acids and polymeric materials.
Being bi-functional, glutaraldehyde is a crosslinker, which rigidifies macromolecular structures and shuts down their reactivity.

The aldehyde groups in Glutaric acid dialdehyde are susceptible to formation of imines by reaction with the amines of lysine and nucleic acids.
The derivatives from aldol condensation of pairs of Glutaric acid dialdehyde also undergo imine formation.

Use in the Aquarium Hobby
Glutaric acid dialdehyde diluted with water is often sold as alternative to carbon dioxide gas injection for aquarium plants.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is commonly also used by aquarists in low doses as an algaecide.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is a colorless, oily liquid with a sharp, pungent odor.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used for industrial, laboratory, agricultural, medical, and some household purposes, primarily for disinfecting and sterilization of surfaces and equipment.
For example, Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in oil and gas recovery operations and pipelines, waste water treatment, x-ray processing, embalming fluid, leather tanning, paper industry, in fogging and cleaning of poultry houses, and as a chemical intermediate in the production of various materials.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde may be used in select goods, such as paint and laundry detergent.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde solution is a light yellow liquid. Mixes with water.

Use and Manufacturing of Glutaric acid dialdehyde
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in hospitals and medical and dental offices in solutions for cold sterilization and automatic processing of x-rays.
Used as a tissue fixative in histology and microscopy, chemical intermediate, embalming fluid, biocide (cosmetics, water treatment, oilfield, and fish farming applications), disinfectant, cross-linking agent, leather tanning agent, gelatine hardening agent, and keratolytic; Used as an antimicrobial agent in agricultural, food handling, commercial, industrial, residential, public, and medical environments; Also used as materials preservative (cleansers, adhesives, paper, water based coatings, latex paints, inks, dyes, concrete admixtures, and reverse osmosis membranes) and in industrial processes and water systems treatment (recirculating and waste-water water systems, drilling muds, oil and gas storage systems, paper mills, and metalworking fluids)

Industry Uses of Glutaric acid dialdehyde
-Anti-scaling agent
-Brightener
-Embalming agent
-Intermediates
-Laboratory chemicals
-Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
-Pigment
-Preservative
-Processing aids, not otherwise listed
-Tanning agents not otherwise specified

Consumer Uses of Glutaric acid dialdehyde
-Brightener
-Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
-Pigment
-Preservative
-Processing aids, not otherwise listed

Household Products
Household & Commercial/Institutional Products
Information on 40 consumer products that contain Glutaraldehyde in the following categories is provided:
-Auto Products
-Commercial / Institutional
-Inside the Home
-Personal Care

General Manufacturing Information
Industry Processing Sectors
-All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
-All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
-Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities
-Paint and Coating Manufacturing
-Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing
-Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
-Wholesale and Retail Trade

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor used to sterilize medical and dental equipment.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is also used for industrial water treatment and as a chemical preservative.
However, it is toxic, causing severe eye, nose, throat and lung irritation, along with headaches, drowsiness and dizziness.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is an oily liquid at room temperature (density 1.06 g/mL), and miscible with water, alcohol, and benzene.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used as a tissue fixative in electron microscopy.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is employed as an embalming fluid, is a component of leather tanning solutions, and occurs as an intermediate in the production of certain industrial chemicals.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is frequently used in biochemistry applications as an amine-reactive homobifunctional crosslinker.
The oligomeric state of proteins can be examined through this application.
Monomeric Glutaric acid dialdehyde can polymerize by aldol condensation reaction yielding alpha,beta-unsaturated poly-glutaraldehyde.
This reaction usually occurs at alkaline pH values.

Uses of Glutaric acid dialdehyde
A Glutaric acid dialdehyde solution of 0.1% to 1.0% concentration may be used for system disinfection and as a preservative for long term storage.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in biological electron microscopy as a fixative.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde kills cells quickly by crosslinking their proteins and is usually employed alone or mixed with formaldehyde as the first of two fixative processes to stabilize specimens such as bacteria, plant material, and human cells.

A second fixative procedure uses osmium tetroxide to crosslink and stabilise cell and organelle membrane lipids.
Fixation is usually followed by dehydration of the tissue in ethanol or acetone, followed by embedment in an epoxy resin or acrylic resin.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is also used in SDS-PAGE to fix proteins and peptides prior to staining.
Typically, a gel is treated with a 5% solution for approximately one half hour, after which it must be thoroughly washed to remove the yellow stain brought about by reacting with free tris.
A polymerized isomer of Glutaric acid dialdehyde trademarked as polycycloglutaracetal by Seachem Laboratories, Inc. is the active ingredient in a product called Flourish Excel, a fertilizer for aquatic plants.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is claimed that it provides a bioavailable source of carbon for higher plants that is not available to algae.

Though not marketed as such due to federal regulations, the biocidal effect of glutaraldehyde kills most algae at concentrations of 0.5 - 5.0 ppm.
These levels are not harmful to most aquatic fauna and flora.
Adverse reactions have been observed by some aquarists at these concentrations in some aquatic mosses, liverworts, and vascular plants.

Applications of Glutaric acid dialdehyde
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used to disinfect medical and dental equipment.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is also used for industrial water treatment and as a preservative.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package.

Uses of Glutaric acid dialdehyde
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used as a disinfectant, as an intermediate in classical synthesis of pseudopelleterine, as a tanning agent in leather, and in the sterilization of endoscopic instruments, dental and barber equipment, thermometers, rubber or plastic equipment which cannot be heat sterilized.
Used also as embalming fluid, in electron microscopy.
Hardener for photographic gelatin.
Pharmacological agent used for hyperhidrosis and antifungal purposes and for treatment of warts and some bullous diseases as well as herpes infections.
Contains 5% sorbitan sesquioleate as emulsifier.

Physical and Chemical Properties of Glutaric acid dialdehyde
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is a slightly irritating odor of colorless or yellowish clear liquid, it is soluble in water and ether, ethanol and other organic solvents.
The free form of Glutaric acid dialdehyde in aqueous solution is not much, a large number of different forms of hydrate, and most of the ring structure of the hydrate form exists.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is active in nature, easy to polymerize and oxidize, and will react with compounds containing active oxygen and nitrogen-containing compounds.

Use of Glutaric acid dialdehyde
-Disinfectant
-tanning agent
-wood preservative
-drug and polymer synthetic raw materials

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)3(CHO)2.
The molecule consists of a five carbon chain doubly terminated with formyl (CHO) groups.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is usually used as a solution in water, and such solutions exists as a collection of hydrates, cyclic derivatives, and condensation products, several of which interconvert.
Because the molecule has two carbonyl group is reactive to primary amine groups (even as its hydrates), it can function as a crosslinking agent for any substance with primary amine groups and develop imine connected links. Crosslinking rigidifies and deactivates many biological functions, so in this way, glutaraldehyde solutions are used as biocides and as fixative.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is sold under the brandname Cidex and Glutaral.
As a disinfectant,Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used to sterilize surgical instruments.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is colorless or yellowish clear and bright liquid with slight irritating smell, and can be dissolved in organic dissolvent such as water, ether and ethanol.
In water solution, the product doesn't exist much in free state; instead,it makes appearance as hydrates with different forms and most of them are hydrates with annular structure.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is reactive in property, and liable to polymerize and oxidize, which will react with compounds containing active oxygen and nitrogen.

The reaction of the product with protein is mainly carried out between the carbonyl group of the former and the amino group of the latter.
Among the known aldehydes, Glutaric acid dialdehyde is one of the best cross-linking agents for proteins.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde has a small influence on the activity of enzyme, and most of enzymes can be fixed under controlled condition, to cross-link without losing their activity. Contrbuting to its outstanding characteristics,the product has drawn special concern from people and been put at broad application.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is generally applied as a disinfection agent, although it is a toxic chemical and it remains dangerous effect the precautions may not be considered well.
And also is applied generally as an advanced disinfectant for medical equipment Like endoscopes and so many other equipment.
This material is noncorrosive for metal equipment and also it does not harm plastics, rubbers and also lenses.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is a liquid chemical with many advantages like a disinfectant preservative and fixing agent.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is an efficient agent for a range of microorganisms including spores.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is a chemical that belongs to the dialdehyde group that has reached wide application as an advanced disinfection agent and sterilant chemical.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 000 to < 10 000 tonnes per annum.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used by consumers, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is approved for use as a biocide in the EEA and/or Switzerland, for: disinfection, veterinary hygiene, food and animals feeds, product preservation, preservation for liquid systems, controlling slimes.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in the following products: cosmetics and personal care products.
Other release to the environment of Glutaric acid dialdehyde is likely to occur from: indoor use as processing aid.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in the following products: washing & cleaning products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products) and leather treatment products.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in the following areas: health services and formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used for the manufacture of: textile, leather or fur.

Release to the environment of Glutaric acid dialdehyde can occur from industrial use: in the production of articles.
Other release to the environment of Glutaric acid dialdehyde is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and outdoor use.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in the following products: leather treatment products, washing & cleaning products and polymers.
Release to the environment of Glutaric acid dialdehyde can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in the following products: leather treatment products, inks and toners, pharmaceuticals and polymers.
Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used in the following areas: scientific research and development and agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Glutaric acid dialdehyde is used for the manufacture of: textile, leather or fur, chemicals, plastic products and rubber products.
Release to the environment of Glutaric acid dialdehyde can occur from industrial use: as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates), as processing aid, for thermoplastic manufacture, as processing aid, in the production of articles and in processing aids at industrial sites.

Release to the environment of Glutaric acid dialdehyde can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance.