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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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Linear Formula:
HOOC(CHOH)4COOH
CAS Number:
526-99-8
Molecular Weight:
210.14
Beilstein:
1728117
EC Number:
208-404-0
MDL number:
MFCD00004239
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24897299
NACRES:
NA.22

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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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)
Functionalization of monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles
Lattuada M and Hatton T A
Langmuir, 23(4), 2158-2168 (2007)
C Lavilla et al.
Biomacromolecules, 12(7), 2642-2652 (2011-05-14)
The dimethyl ester of 2,3:4,5-di-O-methylene-galactaric acid (Galx) was made to react in the melt with 1,n-alkanediols HO(CH(2))(n)OH containing even numbers of methylenes (n from 6 to 12) to produce linear polycyclic polyesters. Two sets of poly(alkylene 2,3:4,5-di-O-methylene-galactarate) polyesters (PE-nGalx) with
Tanja Spoettl et al.
International journal of colorectal disease, 22(3), 303-312 (2006-05-23)
Nicotine is of therapeutic value in ulcerative colitis, but its administration is connected with adverse events. Nicotine derivatives are currently being tested to maintain the therapeutic effects and minimize adverse events. TC-2403-12 is a (E)-metanicotine hemigalactarate. The aim of this
W Tian et al.
Carbohydrate research, 324(1), 45-52 (2000-03-21)
The FT-IR spectra of galactaric acid and its K+, NH4+, Ca2+, Ba2+, and La3+ salts have been recorded and interpreted. Spectroscopic evidence shows that the dimeric carboxylic groups of the free acid are dissociated upon formation of the salt, and
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