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Succinic acid, 99+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Catalog No. AAA120840E
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Succinic acid acts as a leaching agent in extracting lithium, cobalt from used Li-ion batteries and magnesium from magnesite ore. It is used as a starting material in the synthesis of new elastic polyesters, fumaric acid, succinic anhydride and alkyd resins. It plays an important role as an acidity regulator in the food and beverage industry, as an excipient in pharmaceutical products and acts as a cocrystallising agent in organic synthesis. Its derivative viz diethyl ester is used as a substrate in the Stobbe condensation.

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Applications
Succinic acid acts as a leaching agent in extracting lithium, cobalt from used Li-ion batteries and magnesium from magnesite ore. It is used as a starting material in the synthesis of new elastic polyesters, fumaric acid, succinic a
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Chemical Identifiers

CAS 110-15-6
Molecular Formula C4H6O4
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 118.09
MDL Number MFCD00002789
InChI Key KDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Synonym succinic acid, amber acid, asuccin, dihydrofumaric acid, bernsteinsaure, katasuccin, wormwood acid, succinate, ethylenesuccinic acid, 1,2-ethanedicarboxylic acid
PubChem CID 1110
ChEBI CHEBI:15741
IUPAC Name butanedioic acid
SMILES OC(=O)CCC(O)=O

Specifications

Melting Point 186°C to 188°C
Boiling Point 235°C
Beilstein 1754069
Merck Index 14,8869
Solubility Information Soluble in ethanol,ethyl ether,acetone and methanol. Insoluble in toluene,benzene,carbon disulfide,carbon tetrachloride and petroleum ether.
Formula Weight 118.09
Percent Purity ≥99%
Density 1.56
Quantity 2500 g
Flash Point 206°C (402°F)
Chemical Name or Material Succinic acid
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Hazard Category H318-H335
Hazard Statement GHS H Statement
H318-H335-H315;
Causes serious eye damage.
May cause respiratory irritation.
Causes skin irritation.
Precautionary Statement P261-P271-P280-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P310-P312-P501c
EINECSNumber 203-740-4
RTECSNumber WM4900000
TSCA Yes
Recommended Storage Ambient temperatures

RUO – Research Use Only

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