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Adipic acid

99%

Synonym(s):

Hexanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOOC(CH2)4COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
146.14
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
39021711
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Number:
204-673-3
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209788
Assay:
99%
Form:
solid
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vapor density

5 (vs air)

Quality Segment

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 159.5 °C)

assay

99%

form

solid

autoignition temp.

788 °F

bp

265 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

mp

151-154 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 23 g/L at 25 °C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10O4/c7-5(8)3-1-2-4-6(9)10/h1-4H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

InChI key

WNLRTRBMVRJNCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Adipic acid is a straight-chain aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, commonly used in the manufacturing of nylon-6,6 and plasticizers. Conventionally it was manufactured from petrochemicals but in recent days it can be synthesized from renewable substrates by means of biological methods.

Application

Adipic acid can be used as a starting material in the preparation of:
  • Aliphatic polyesters by reacting with ethyleneglycol/1,3 propyleneglycol/1,4-butanediol using inorganic acid as a catalyst.
  • Cyclopentanone using a weak base such as Na2CO3.
  • Linear polybutylene adipate (PBA) having carboxylic acids at the terminals by reacting with 1,4-butanediol.


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solubility

H2O: soluble 23 g/L at 25 °C

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form

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151-154 °C (lit.)

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265 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

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pictograms

Corrosion

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

384.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

196 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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