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Dehydroacetic acid

≥98.0% (T)

Synonym(s):

2-Acetyl-5-hydroxy-3-oxo-4-hexenoic acid δ-lactone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H8O4
CAS Number:
520-45-6
Molecular Weight:
168.15
Beilstein:
6129
EC Number:
208-293-9
MDL number:
MFCD00066709
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57648475
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

≥98.0% (T)

form

powder

bp

270 °C (lit.)

mp

111-113 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(=O)C1C(=O)OC(C)=CC1=O

InChI

1S/C8H8O4/c1-4-3-6(10)7(5(2)9)8(11)12-4/h3,7H,1-2H3

InChI key

PGRHXDWITVMQBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dehydroacetic acid is one of the food additives found in red wine and was determined by ultra-fast liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry (UFLC-MS/MS).

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

314.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

157 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A novel and effective dispersive solid-phase extraction (dSPE) procedure with rapid magnetic separation using ethylenediamine-functionalized magnetic polymer as an adsorbent was developed. The new procedure had excellent clean-up ability for the selective removal of the matrix in red wine. An
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Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 32(11), 862-870 (2018-03-10)
The present work is devoted to the structural elucidation of by-products issued from the direct ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) irradiation of dehydroacetic acid (DHA) in solution and in cosmetic emulsion. Analyses were carried out using gas chromatography coupled with ion trap mass
Yansheng Wang et al.
Journal of food science, 75(6), M383-M388 (2010-08-21)
The peptide mixture from housefly pupae has broad spectrum antimicrobial activity but has not previously been reported as a food preservative. In this study, the preservation effects of a housefly pupae peptide mixture, nisin, and sodium dehydroacetate (DHA-S) on the
L Zema et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 75(2), 291-296 (2010-03-23)
A delivery device intended for the prolonged release of antimicrobial agents, able to enhance the stability profile of liquid/semi-solid cosmetic/pharmaceutical products for topical application, was proposed in the present study. With the aid of a simulation program based on compartment
Takashi Ohtsuki et al.
Food chemistry, 141(2), 1322-1327 (2013-06-26)
An absolute quantification method for the determination of dehydroacetic acid in processed foods using quantitative (1)H NMR was developed and validated. The level of dehydroacetic acid was determined using the proton signals of dehydroacetic acid referenced to 1,4-bis (trimethylsilyl) benzene-d4
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