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Succinic acid, ACS, 99.0% min, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Description
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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Specifications
| Melting Point | 186°C to 188°C |
| Boiling Point | 235°C |
| Beilstein | 1754069 |
| Merck Index | 14,8869 |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in water (increasing with temperature); 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 | ≤99.0% |
| Grade | ACS |
| Density | 1.56 g/mL |
| Quantity | 2 kg |
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Safety and Handling
| 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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