8.22260

Succinic acid

for synthesis

• Synonym(s): Butanedioic acid
• Linear Formula: HOOCCH₂CH₂COOH
• CAS Number: 110-15-6
• Molecular Weight: 118.09
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1754069
• MDL number: MFCD00002789
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• EC Index Number: 203-740-4
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥99% (acidimetric)
• form: solid
• autoignition temp.: 470 °C
• potency: 2260 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat)
• pH: 2.7 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H₂O)
• bp: 235 °C (lit.); 235 °C/1013 hPa
• mp: 184-186 °C (lit.)
• transition temp: flash point 206 °C
• solubility: water: 58 g/L at 20 °C
• density: 1.56 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• bulk density: 940 kg/m³
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• 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

Analysis Note

Assay (acidimetric): ≥ 99.0 %
Melting range (lower value): ≥ 184 °C
Melting range (upper value): ≤ 189 °C
Identity (IR): passes test

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