8.20170

Pyruvic acid

for synthesis

• Synonym(s): Pyruvic acid
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₃H₄O₃
• CAS Number: 127-17-3
• Molecular Weight: 88.06
• MDL number: MFCD00002585
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• EC Index Number: 204-824-3
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• Assay: ≥98.0% (acidimetric)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 305 °C
• pH: 1.2 (20 °C, 90 g/L in H₂O)
• mp: 12 °C
• transition temp: flash point 82-83 °C
• density: 1.27 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• InChI: 1S/C3H4O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h1H3,(H,5,6)
• InChI key: LCTONWCANYUPML-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

• Semiconducting polymer dots based L-lactate sensor: This study outlines the development of a semiconducting polymer dots-based L-lactate sensor utilizing an enzymatic cascade reaction system including pyruvic acid, illustrating its application in biochemical assays (He et al., 2024).
• Antioxidant activity and metabolomic analysis: Research on Streptococcus alactolyticus included pyruvic acid in its metabolomic profiling to assess antioxidant activities, showcasing its importance in microbial metabolism studies (Gu et al., 2024).
• Sodium alginate hydrogelation mediated paper-based POCT sensor: This paper introduces a sodium alginate hydrogelation-mediated sensor for dual-signal determination of L-lactate, incorporating pyruvic acid as a key reactant, suitable for point-of-care testing applications (Wang et al., 2024).

Analysis Note

Assay (acidimetric): ≥ 98.0 %
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 1.269 - 1.276
Identity (IR): passes test
Due to its specific melting range the product may be solid, liquid, a solidified melt or a supercooled melt.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS05
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H314
• Precautionary Statements: P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P363 - P405
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C
• Storage Class Code: 8A - Combustible, corrosive hazardous materials
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): 183.2 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 84 °C - closed cup