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Adipic acid

99%

Synonym(s):

ADI-PURE® LGA adipic acid, ADI-PURE® high purity adipic acid, Hexanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOOC(CH2)4COOH
CAS Number:
124-04-9
Molecular Weight:
146.14
Beilstein:
1209788
EC Number:
204-673-3
MDL number:
MFCD00004420
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
eCl@ss:
39021711
PubChem Substance ID:
57653836
NACRES:
NA.21
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vapor density

5 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 159.5 °C)

Assay

99%

form

solid

autoignition temp.

788 °F

bp

265 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

mp

151-154 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 23 g/L at 25 °C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10O4/c7-5(8)3-1-2-4-6(9)10/h1-4H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

InChI key

WNLRTRBMVRJNCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Adipic acid is a straight-chain aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, commonly used in the manufacturing of nylon-6,6 and plasticizers. Conventionally it was manufactured from petrochemicals but in recent days it can be synthesized from renewable substrates by means of biological methods.[1][2]

Application

Adipic acid can be used as a starting material in the preparation of:
  • Aliphatic polyesters by reacting with ethyleneglycol/1,3 propyleneglycol/1,4-butanediol using inorganic acid as a catalyst.[3]
  • Cyclopentanone using a weak base such as Na2CO3.[4]
  • Linear polybutylene adipate (PBA) having carboxylic acids at the terminals by reacting with 1,4-butanediol.[5]

Legal Information

ADI-PURE is a registered trademark of Invista North America S.a.r.l.

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H318

Precautionary Statements

P280 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

384.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

196 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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MKCV7146
MKCT0463
MKCR0863

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Synthesis of aliphatic polyesters by polycondensation using inorganic acid as catalyst
Sokolsky-Papkov M, et al.
Polymers For Advanced Technologies, 22(5), 502-511 (2011)
Biological production of adipic acid from renewable substrates: Current and future methods
Deng Y, et al.
Biochemical Engineering Journal, 105, 16-26 (2016)
Ketonic decarboxylation catalysed by weak bases and its application to an optically pure substrate
Renz M and Corma A
European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2004(9), 2036-2039 (2004)
Migration resistant polymeric plasticizer for poly (vinyl chloride)
Lindstrom A and Hakkarainen M
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 104(4), 2458-2467 (2007)
Synthesis and characterization of high molecular weight branched PBA
Han Y, et al.
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 39(13), 2143-2150 (2001)
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