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L-(+)-Tartaric acid, ACS, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
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Catalog No. AA3640522
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Useful as a resolving agent

L-(+)-Tartaric acid is widely utilized in pharmaceutical industries. It is used in soft drinks, confectionaries, food products, gelatin desserts and buffering agents. It forms a compound, TiCl2(O-i-Pr)2 with Diels-Alder catalyst and act as a chelate agent in metal industries. Owing to its efficient chelating property towards metal ions, it is used in the farming and metal industries for complexing micronutrients and for cleaning metal surfaces, respectively.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Chemical Identifiers

CAS

87-69-4

Molecular Formula

C4H6O6

Molecular Weight (g/mol)

150.09

MDL Number

MFCD00064207

InChI Key

FEWJPZIEWOKRBE-UHFFFAOYNA-N

Synonym

l-tartaric acid, l-+-tartaric acid, l +-tartaric acid, 2r,3r-2,3-dihydroxysuccinic acid, tartaric acid, 2r,3r-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid, r,r-tartaric acid, +-l-tartaric acid, dextrotartaric acid, l-threaric acid

PubChem CID

444305

ChEBI

CHEBI:15671

SMILES

OC(C(O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

Specifications

Melting Point

168°C to 170°C

Beilstein

1725147

Merck Index

14,9070

Solubility Information

Soluble in water,methanol and acetone.

IUPAC Name

2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid

Formula Weight

150.09

Grade

ACS

Density

1.76

Quantity

100 g

Physical Form

Granular

Chemical Name or Material

L-(+)-Tartaric Acid

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Hazard Category

H318-H500

Hazard Statement

GHS H Statement
H318

Precautionary Statement

P280-P305+P351+P338-P310

EINECSNumber

201-766-0

RTECSNumber

WW7875000

TSCA

Yes

Recommended Storage

Ambient temperatures
SDS

RUO – Research Use Only

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