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L-(+)-Tartaric acid

JIS special grade, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

(2R,3R)-(+)-Tartaric acid, L-Threaric acid

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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH(OH)CH(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
87-69-4
Molecular Weight:
150.09
Beilstein:
1725147
MDL number:
MFCD00064207
UNSPSC Code:
51113400
PubChem Substance ID:
329753407

grade

JIS special grade

vapor density

5.18 (vs air)

Assay

≥99.5%

form

solid

autoignition temp.

797 °F

availability

available only in Japan

mp

170-172 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 150 g/L at 25 °C

SMILES string

O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H6O6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t1-,2-/m1/s1

InChI key

FEWJPZIEWOKRBE-JCYAYHJZSA-N

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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)

302.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

150 °C - closed cup

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Preparation of organotrifluoroborate salts: precipitation-driven equilibrium under non-etching conditions.
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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 51(37), 9385-9388 (2012-08-21)
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Bioresource technology, 125, 138-144 (2012-10-03)
The aim of this study was to develop a promising and competitive bioadsorbent with the abundant of source, low price and environmentally friendly characters to remove cationic dye from wastewater. The swede rape straw (Brassica napus L.) modified by tartaric
Andrea Bencini et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 48(84), 10428-10430 (2012-09-18)
A chiral ditopic polyammonium receptor featuring two [9]aneN(3) moieties separated by a (S)-BINOL linker is able to selectively bind and sense in water (S,S)-tartaric acid over its (R,R)/meso forms.
Mrinal Kanti Bain et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 91(2), 529-536 (2012-11-06)
Gelation temperature of MC was reduced from 59°C to 54°C with the addition of 10% PEG. Sodium tartrate (NaT) and sodium citrate (NaC) were added to the MC-PEG solution to further reduce the gelation temperature close to physiological temperature. Different
J B Olivato et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 92(2), 1705-1710 (2013-02-13)
Tartaric acid (TA), a dicarboxylic acid, can act as a compatibiliser in starch/polyester blends. A mixture design was proposed to evaluate the effect of TA on the properties of starch/poly (butylene adipate co-terephthalate) (PBAT) blown films plasticised with glycerol. The
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