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Dihydroxyfumaric acid hydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H4O6 · xH2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
148.07 (anhydrous basis)
Beilstein:
1724790
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

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Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

powder

mp

156 °C (dec.) (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O.OC(=O)\C(O)=C(/O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H4O6.H2O/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10;/h5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);1H2/b2-1+;

InChI key

DDYHTXQJGPQZGN-TYYBGVCCSA-N

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Vasudeva Naidu Sagi et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134(7), 3577-3589 (2012-01-28)
In the context of a "glyoxylate scenario" of primordial metabolism, the reactions of dihydroxyfumarate (DHF) with reactive small molecule aldehydes (e.g., glyoxylate, formaldehyde, glycolaldehyde, and glyceraldehyde) in water were investigated and shown to form dihydroxyacetone, tetrulose, and the two pentuloses

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  1. How is this compound synthesized? I just want to know a synthetic route.

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    1. This product is a Quality level 100. The methods of preparation are proprietary for products with Quality level 100. It may be helpful to view this publication: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01651a600.

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