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1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid

99%

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Linear Formula:
[-CH(CO2H)CH2CO2H]2
CAS Number:
1703-58-8
Molecular Weight:
234.16
Beilstein:
1729167
EC Number:
216-938-0
MDL number:
MFCD00002722
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24855579
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99%

form

powder

mp

195-197 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

OC(=O)CC(C(CC(O)=O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C8H10O8/c9-5(10)1-3(7(13)14)4(8(15)16)2-6(11)12/h3-4H,1-2H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)(H,13,14)(H,15,16)

InChI key

GGAUUQHSCNMCAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) is utilized as a cross-linking agent and as a building block for the synthesis of specialized polymers for the formulation of resins, polymers, coatings, and adhesives.

Application

1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) can be used as a cross-linking agent:
  • To functionalize cotton fabric. BTCA-treated fabric shows improved anti-pilling, wrinkle resistance, and fire-retardant properties.
  • To fabricate flexible, free-standing nanocellulose membranes. The cross-linking with BTCA improves water stability and ionic conductivity of membranes.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

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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Asli Celebioglu et al.
Scientific reports, 7(1), 7369-7369 (2017-08-09)
Water pollution is a serious concern for public health and environment in today's world; hence, there exists a strong demand to develop cost-effective, sustainable and eco-friendly membranes. Here, we produce a highly efficient molecular filter membrane based on bio-renewable material;
Peipei Wang et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 218, 103-111 (2019-06-22)
Environmentally friendly, sustainable, and high-performance thermal insulators are in high demand. Petroleum-based insulator foams usually have high thermal conductivity and pose health hazards. Here, we report ultralight composite foams that are highly strong, elastic, and super-insulating. The foams are composed
Bolin Ji et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 207, 288-296 (2019-01-03)
The sodium l-glutamate is reported as an efficient catalyst for the cross-linking between 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) and cellulose. Results presented ester absorbance of the treated fabrics strongly increased in the presence of the homemade l-glutamate salt, a mixture of l-glutamic
Limin Guo et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 179, 333-340 (2017-11-08)
Cellulose nanofibril (CNF) aerogel is highly flammable and its mechanical strength is very soft, which is unfavourable due to safety concerns and impractical when used as the thermal insulation material. In this work, we used N-methylol dimethylphosphonopropionamide (MDPA) and 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic
Eduardo de O Sanguinet et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 108(3), 857-867 (2019-06-30)
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) provide a promising means of creating custom-tailored cell lines for cellular therapies. Their application in regenerative medicine, however, depends on the possibility that the maintenance and differentiation of cells and organs occur under defined conditions.
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