| Description | Adipic dihydrazide (ADH) is the most suitable hydrazide cross-linking agent, and ADH has been widely used in water-based paint emulsions in combination with diacetone acrylamide. ADH is weakly alkaline, and there is a possibility of agglomeration when solid ADH is added directly to the emulsion, so usually ADH should be dissolved in hot water before use. |
| Chemical Properties | white to slightly yellow crystalline powder |
| Uses | Adipic dihydrazide is used as a formaldehyde scavenger and reacts with formaldehyde, thereby preventing the volatilizing of formaldehyde in the air. It is also employed as a paint additive and coating additive. It is also used as an intermediate. Further, it is used for cross-linking water-based emulsions and as a hardener for certain epoxy resins, which finds application in powder coating. |
| Uses | Adipic acid dihydrazide is a homobifunctional cross-linking reagent specific for aldehydes resulting in relatively stable hydrazone linkages. Adipic acid dihydrazide is typically, used in the linking of glycoproteins, such as antibodies, in a site specific fashion following periodate oxidation. Oxidation and coupling may conveniently be performed at pH 5.0 due to the low pKa of the hydrazide which avoids competition by primary amines. |
| Flammability and Explosibility | Nonflammable |
