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Dihydroxyfumaric acid hydrate

98%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H4O6 · xH2O
CAS Number:
199926-38-0
Molecular Weight:
148.07 (anhydrous basis)
Beilstein:
1724790
MDL number:
MFCD00149286
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24893359
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

powder

mp

156 °C (dec.) (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O.OC(=O)\C(O)=C(/O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H4O6.H2O/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10;/h5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);1H2/b2-1+;

InChI key

DDYHTXQJGPQZGN-TYYBGVCCSA-N

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Vasudeva Naidu Sagi et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134(7), 3577-3589 (2012-01-28)
In the context of a "glyoxylate scenario" of primordial metabolism, the reactions of dihydroxyfumarate (DHF) with reactive small molecule aldehydes (e.g., glyoxylate, formaldehyde, glycolaldehyde, and glyceraldehyde) in water were investigated and shown to form dihydroxyacetone, tetrulose, and the two pentuloses

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