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Fumaric Acid

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Fumaric acid

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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH=CHCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.07
Beilstein:
605763
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to Ph. Eur. F0600000
traceable to USP 1286708

vapor pressure

1.7 mmHg ( 165 °C)

API family

fumaric acid

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

autoignition temp.

1364 °F

expl. lim.

40 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

298-300 °C (subl.) (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C4H4O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)/b2-1+

InChI key

VZCYOOQTPOCHFL-OWOJBTEDSA-N

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General description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.

Application

Fumaric Acid may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations by spectrophotometry.
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAC1693 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Warning

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

521.6 - 525.2 °F - open cup

Flash Point(C)

272 - 274 °C - open cup


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Spectrophotometric estimation of ketotifen fumarate in pharmaceutical formulations
Sastry CSP and Naidu PY
Microchimica Acta, 127(3-4), 219-223 (1997)
Spectrophotometric determination of ascorbic acid in pharmaceuticals by background correction and flow injection
Verma KK, et al.
Analyst, 116(6), 641-645 (1991)
Fumaric acid: a new feed additive for pigs.
Nutrition reviews, 43(8), 253-254 (1985-08-01)
Fumaric acid esters, their place in the treatment of psoriasis.
A D Ormerod et al.
The British journal of dermatology, 150(4), 630-632 (2004-04-22)
C Nieboer et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 20(4), 601-608 (1989-04-01)
For the past two decades fumaric acid (FA) therapy has become an increasingly popular treatment in Western Europe for psoriasis. FA therapy originally was developed by Schweckendiek and subsequently standardized by Schäfer. Schäfer's fumaric acid compound therapy (FACT) consists of

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