Tetramethylethylenediamine: Difference between revisions
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'''N,N,N<nowiki>'</nowiki>,N<nowiki>'</nowiki>-tetramethylethylenediamine''', mostly referred to as '''TEMED''', is a chemical which stabilizes [[free radical]]s, such as [[ammonium persulfate]], thereby improving the formation of polymeric materials, such as [[polyacrylamide]] gels, for example, used in [[electrophoresis]]. | '''N,N,N<nowiki>'</nowiki>,N<nowiki>'</nowiki>-tetramethylethylenediamine''', mostly referred to as '''TEMED''' or '''TMEDA''', is a chemical which stabilizes [[free radical]]s, such as [[ammonium persulfate]], thereby improving the formation of polymeric materials, such as [[polyacrylamide]] gels, for example, used in [[electrophoresis]]. | ||
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| Uses: | polymer chemistry | ||||||
| Properties: | free radical stabilizer | ||||||
| Hazards: | flammable | ||||||
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N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine, mostly referred to as TEMED or TMEDA, is a chemical which stabilizes free radicals, such as ammonium persulfate, thereby improving the formation of polymeric materials, such as polyacrylamide gels, for example, used in electrophoresis.