This crystalline powder has an amine-like odor and can be used in various industries such as coatings, chemical, pharmaceutical and photochemical.

Imidazole
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Market: Adhesives & Sealants, Coatings-Construction, Coatings-Industrial, Composite-General Industrial, Construction Adhesive, Construction Coatings, Construction Sealant, Custom Compounder, DTM Coating, General Industrial Adhesive, General Industrial Coatings, Microcellular Foam-Flexible, Molded Foam/Seating & Auto, Plastics, Powder Coating, Rubber/Cast Polymers/CompositesProduct Type: Curing Agents & Crosslinkers
Product Category: Amines, Imidazole
Supplier: BASF Chemical Intermediates
Imidazole is a crystalline powder with an amine-like odor. It is soluble in water.
Synonyms: Methanimidamide, N,N’-1,2-ethenediyl, 1,3-Diazole, 1,3-Diaza-2,4-cyclopentadiene
Epoxy Resin Market
- As a hardener or accelerator, the imidazoles become part of the resin
- Used as a catalyst, the imidazoles are not consumed by the hardening process but make the oxygen of the epoxy more attractive for reactions with other components
Epoxy Curing Agents
The advantages are:
- Very long work life
- Very fast elevated temperature cure (100°C – 180°C). Excellent high temperature stability
- Good adhesion on metals
- Form resins with a high tensile strength
Applications for Imidazole
- Pharmaceuticals
- Crop protection agents
- Pesticides
- Dyes
- Photographic chemicals
- Polyurethane catalysts
- Hardeners for epoxy resins
- Corrosion inhibitors
Formula…………………….C3H4N2
Molecular Weight………….68.1
PRD Number………………..30037074
CAS Registry Number……288-32-4
Properties
Physical Properties | Value |
Boiling Temperature, °C | 255 – 256 |
Melting Temperature, °C | 88 – 90 |
Density at 20°C, g/cm3 | 500 – 600 |
Flash Point, °C | > 135 |
Ignition Temperature, °C | 480 |
Available Imidazole by BASF
- 1-Methylimidazole (1-MI)
- A colourless to yellow liquid, with an amine-like odour
- It is miscible with water
- 2-Methylimidazole (2-MI)
- A colourless to yellowish solid with an amine-like odour
- 2,4-Ethylmethylimidazole S
- A colorless to yellowish liquid with an amine-like odour
- Applications include hardener for epoxy resins.
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