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Citric acid monohydrate

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., buffer substance, 99.5-102%

Synonym(s):

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

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Linear Formula:
HOC(COOH)(CH2COOH)2 · H2O
CAS Number:
5949-29-1
Molecular Weight:
210.14
Beilstein:
4018641
EC Number:
201-069-1
MDL number:
MFCD00149972
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57648756
NACRES:
NA.21
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grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Quality Level

200

Agency

USP/NF
reag. ISO
reag. Ph. Eur.

Assay

99.5-100.5% (calc. on anhydrous substance)
99.5-102%

form

solid

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles in water
≤2 ppm heavy metals (as Pb)
7.5-9.0% water (Karl Fischer)

ign. residue

≤0.01% (as SO4)

pKa 

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

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg
oxalate (C2O42-): ≤50 ppm
phosphate (PO43-): ≤10 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤20 ppm

cation traces

Ca: ≤50 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤3 ppm
Pb: ≤2 ppm
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

suitability

complies for appearance of solution
complies for reaction against H2SO4

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 is an organic acid. Its molar enthalpy of solution in water has been reported to be ΔsolHm (298.15K, m = 0.0203molkg-1) = (29061 ± 123)Jmol-1.[1]

Application

Citric acid monohydrate may be used in the preparation of tris-citrate buffer[2] and Otto I isolation buffer used in bioprotocols.[3] It may also be used to improve the release of diltiazem hydrochloride from melt extruded matrix tablets.[4]

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319,H335

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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Citric acid monohydrate as a release-modifying agent in melt extruded matrix tablets.
Schilling SU, et al.
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 361(1), 158-168 (2008)
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Methods of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for bacterial population genetics and systematics.
R K Selander et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 51(5), 873-884 (1986-05-01)
Soeren Lukassen et al.
The EMBO journal, 39(10), e105114-e105114 (2020-04-05)
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic affecting the human respiratory system severely challenges public health and urgently demands for increasing our understanding of COVID-19 pathogenesis, especially host factors facilitating virus infection and replication. SARS-CoV-2 was reported to enter cells via binding to ACE2
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
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