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M89617

Sigma-Aldrich

Mucic acid

97%

Synonym(s):

Galactaric acid, MTPA, Saccharolactic acid, Tetrahydroxyadipic acid, Tetrahydroxyhexanedioic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HOOC(CHOH)4COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
210.14
Beilstein:
1728117
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

powder

mp

220-225 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(O)=O)[C@@H](O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10O8/c7-1(3(9)5(11)12)2(8)4(10)6(13)14/h1-4,7-10H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t1-,2+,3+,4-

InChI key

DSLZVSRJTYRBFB-DUHBMQHGSA-N

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Application

Mucic acid or galactaric acid can be used as a precursor for the synthesis of:
  • 2,3,4,5-tetra-O-acetylgalactaric acid (AGA) which is used as a monomer unit along with adipic acid for the synthesis of copolyanhydrides.
  • Muconic acid and adipic acid.

It can be also utilized in the surface modification of monodisperse water-soluble magnetic nanoparticles.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Functionalization of monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles
Lattuada M and Hatton T A
Langmuir, 23(4), 2158-2168 (2007)
Synthesis and characterization of copolyanhydrides of carbohydrate-based galactaric acid and adipic acid
Mehtio T, et al.
Carbohydrate Research, 402, 102-110 (2015)
Highly Efficient Chemical Process To Convert Mucic Acid into Adipic Acid and DFT Studies of the Mechanism of the Rhenium-Catalyzed Deoxydehydration
Li X, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 53(16), 4200-4204 (2014)
M Saladini et al.
Carbohydrate research, 336(1), 55-61 (2001-10-25)
A solution study on the complex ability of galactaric acid (GalaH(2)) for complexation with Ca(2+), Mg(2+) and Zn(2+) ions is reported. The stability constants of the complex species are determined by means of potentiometric measurements. From the dependence of stability
Dominik Mojzita et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 76(1), 169-175 (2009-11-10)
D-galacturonic acid can be obtained by hydrolyzing pectin, which is an abundant and low value raw material. By means of metabolic engineering, we constructed fungal strains for the conversion of D-galacturonate to meso-galactarate (mucate). Galactarate has applications in food, cosmetics

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