536 °F (sublimes) (NTP, 1992)
Sublimes at about 260 °C without melting and with partial decomposition
Sour taste; mp: 127-130 °C; ph of soln 4 /Methenamine mandelate/
Odorless, crystalline powder; melting point: ~190 °C with decomposition; soluble in 8 parts water; slight soluble in alcohol /Methenamine sulfosalicylate/
> 250 °C
Boiling Point
Sublimes (NTP, 1992)
Density
1.35 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink
1.3394 g/cu cm at 22 °C
Density: 1.27 at 25 °C
1.33 g/cm³
Physical Description
Hexamethylenetetramine appears as odorless white crystalline powder or colorless lustrous crystals. Sublimes in a vacuum at about 505 °F with some decomposition. Solutions are strong bases (pH of 0.2 molar aqueous solution is 8.4). (NTP, 1992)
Dry Powder, Liquid; Pellets or Large Crystals; Liquid; Dry Powder; Other Solid
Colourless or white crystalline powder
White, crystalline powder or colorless, lustrous crystals; [HSDB]
Solid
Appearance
Crystallizes from ethanol as colorless, hygroscopic rhombododecahedra.
Colorless crystalline solid
Colorless, lustrous crystals or white crystalline powder
White, crystalline powder or colorless, lustrous crystals