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4-Hydroxyphthalic acid, 98%

Catalog No. AAA1509122
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Description

CAS: 610-35-5 | C8H6O5 | 182.131 g/mol

4-Hydroxyphthalic acid is used as a precursor to prepare 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxyphthalic acid using the reagent aqueous acetic acid and chlorine. Further, it is also used as a starting material in the manufacture of N-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4-acetoxyphthalimide.

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Applications
4-Hydroxyphthalic acid is used as a precursor to prepare 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxyphthalic acid using the reagent aqueous acetic acid and chlorine. Further, it is also used as a starting material in the manufacture of N-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4-acetoxyphthalimide.

Solubility
Slightly miscible with water.

Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
TRUSTED_SUSTAINABILITY

Chemical Identifiers

CAS 610-35-5
Molecular Formula C8H6O5
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 182.131
MDL Number MFCD00013984
InChI Key MWRVRCAFWBBXTL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Synonym 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 4-hydroxy, 4-hydroxybenzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, 4-hydroxy-1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 3,4-dicarboxyphenol, 4-hydroxy-phthalic acid, acmc-1avol, ksc357m7h, 4-hydroxyphthalic acid, 4-hydroxy-1,2-benzenedicarboxylicacid, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylicacid, 4-hydroxy
PubChem CID 11881
ChEBI CHEBI:27600
IUPAC Name 4-hydroxyphthalic acid
SMILES C1=CC(=C(C=C1O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O

Specifications

Melting Point ∼190°C (decomposition)
Quantity 100 g
Solubility Information Slightly miscible with water.
Formula Weight 182.13
Percent Purity 98%
Chemical Name or Material 4-Hydroxyphthalic acid

Safety and Handling

Hazard Category H315-H319
Hazard Statement GHS H Statement
H315-H319
Causes skin irritation.
Causes serious eye irritation.
Precautionary Statement P264b-P280-P302+P352-P305+P351+P338-P332+P313-P362
EINECSNumber 210-221-6
TSCA Yes
Recommended Storage Ambient temperatures
SDS

RUO – Research Use Only

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