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C7129

Sigma-Aldrich

Citric acid monohydrate

reagent grade, ≥98% (GC/titration)

Synonym(s):

2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid monohydrate

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Linear Formula:
HOC(COOH)(CH2COOH)2 · H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
210.14
Beilstein:
4018641
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

reagent grade

Assay

≥98% (GC/titration)

form

powder

pKa 

(1) 3.13, (2) 4.76, (3) 6.4

solubility

H2O: 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless (Turbidity)

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

OC(CC(O)(C(O)=O)CC(O)=O)=O.O

InChI

1S/C6H8O7.H2O/c7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10;/h13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12);1H2

InChI key

YASYEJJMZJALEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Citric acid monohydrate(CAM) is an organic acid. It can be produced by crystallization from mother liquor of citric acid solution at 20-25°C during citric acid synthesis. Its molar enthalpy of solution in water has been reported to be ΔsolHm (298.15K, m = 0.0203molkg-1) = (29061±123)Jmol-1. An investigation of its crystal growth kinetics indicates that growth is linearly dependent on size.

Application

Citric acid monohydrate may be used:
  • To prepare citric acid solution employed in the acetone method of 68Ga pre-purification and radiolabeling technique.
  • To prepare Tris-citrate buffer employed for the electrophoresis of bacterial enzymes.
  • To improve the release of diltiazem hydrochloride from melt extruded matrix tablets.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

345.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

173.9 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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New perspectives for citric acid production and application.
Soccol CR, et al.
Food Technology and Biotechnology, 44(2), 141-149 (2006)
Sandra U Schilling et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 361(1-2), 158-168 (2008-06-28)
Incomplete drug release and particle size-dependent dissolution performance can compromise the quality of controlled release matrix systems. The objective of the current study was to investigate the ability of citric acid monohydrate (CA MH) to enhance the release of diltiazem
Size dependency of citric acid monohydrate growth kinetics.
Bravi M and Mazzarotta B.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 70(3), 203-207 (1998)
Enthalpy of solution of oxalic, succinic, adipic, maleic, malic, tartaric, and citric acids, oxalic acid dihydrate, and citric acid monohydrate in water at 298.15K.
Apelblat A.
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 18(4), 351-357 (1986)
Won Dong Lee et al.
Nature communications, 10(1), 1351-1351 (2019-03-25)
The inability to inspect metabolic activities within subcellular compartments has been a major barrier to our understanding of eukaryotic cell metabolism. Here, we describe a spatial-fluxomics approach for inferring metabolic fluxes in mitochondria and cytosol under physiological conditions, combining isotope

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