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Supelco

Succinic acid

for analysis EMSURE® ACS

Synonym(s):

Butanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH2CH2COOH
CAS Number:
110-15-6
Molecular Weight:
118.09
Beilstein:
1754069
MDL number:
MFCD00002789
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Index Number:
203-740-4
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

300

product line

EMSURE®

Assay

≥99.5% (acidimetric)

form

solid

autoignition temp.

470 °C

potency

2260 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

impurities

≤0.001% Nitrogen compounds (as N)
≤0.5% Water (Karl Fischer)
≤200 ppm Sulfated ash (600 °C)
≤50 ppm In water insoluble matter
≤5000 ppm Fumaric acid (HPLC)

pH

2.7 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H2O)

bp

235 °C (lit.)
235 °C/1013 hPa

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Application

  • Anoxic photolysis as a Route to Primary Metabolites on Early Earth: Discusses the transformation of succinic acid in the context of chemical processes on the early Earth, highlighting its potential role in prebiotic chemistry (Taran & Unal, 2024).
  • Incorporation of zinc into the protic imidazolium-based ionic liquid: Explores a novel catalytic route using succinic acid for the production of ester plasticizers, highlighting the efficiency of this process in industrial applications (Latos et al., 2024).

Linkage

Replaces: SX1040; SX1040-3

Analysis Note

Assay (acidimetric): ≥ 99.5
Identity (IR): passes test
Appearance of solution (5 %; water): passes test
In water insoluble matter: ≤ 50 ppm
Melting point: 185.0 - 190.0 °C
Chloride (Cl): ≤ 5 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄): ≤ 0.001 %
Sulfate (SO₄): ≤ 30 ppm
Heavy metals (as lead): ≤ 5 ppm
Fe (Iron): ≤ 5 ppm
Nitrogen compounds (as N): ≤ 0.001 %
Fumaric acid (HPLC): ≤ 5000 ppm
Sulfated ash (600 °C): ≤ 200 ppm
Water (according to Karl Fischer): ≤ 0.5 %

Legal Information

EMSURE is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H318

Precautionary Statements

P280 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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