797987

Succinic acid

anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri^™, ACS reagent, ≥99.0%

• Synonym(s): Butanedioic acid
• Linear Formula: HOOCCH₂CH₂COOH
• CAS Number: 110-15-6
• Molecular Weight: 118.09
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1754069
• EC Number: 203-740-4
• MDL number: MFCD00002789
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 329768626
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent; anhydrous
• Quality Level: 200
• product line: Redi-Dri^™
• assay: ≥99.0%
• form: powder
• impurities: ≤0.001% N compounds; ≤0.001% insolubles
• ign. residue: ≤0.02%
• bp: 235 °C (lit.)
• mp: 184-186 °C (lit.)
• solubility: methanol: soluble 0.4 g/10 mL
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.001%; phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤0.001%; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.003%
• cation traces: Fe: ≤5 ppm; heavy metals (as Pb): ≤5 ppm
• SMILES string: OC(=O)CCC(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
• InChI key: KDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Succinic acid, also referred to as butanedioic acid, is an organic acid, which can be synthesized by various microorganisms from different carbon sources. Succinic acid has a wide range of applications in agricultural, food and pharmaceutical industries. It is also utilized as a raw material in the industrial chemical synthesis of numerous chemicals including adipic acid, 1,4-butanediol, tetrahydrofuran, N-methyl pyrrolidinone, 2-pyrrolidinone, succinate salts and γ-butyrolactone. In addition, succinic acid can also be used in the synthesis of biodegradable polymers such as polybutyrate succinate (PBS), polyamides and green solvents.

Legal Information

Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H318
• pcodes: P280 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable