1.00682

Succinic acid

for analysis EMSURE^® ACS

• Synonym(s): Butanedioic acid
• Linear Formula: HOOCCH₂CH₂COOH
• CAS Number: 110-15-6
• Molecular Weight: 118.09
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1754069
• MDL number: MFCD00002789
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• EC Index Number: 203-740-4

Properties

• 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
• mp: 184-186 °C (lit.)
• transition temp: flash point 206 °C
• solubility: 58 g/L
• density: 1.56 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• bulk density: 940 kg/m³
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤5 ppm; phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤0.001%; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤30 ppm
• cation traces: Fe: ≤5 ppm; heavy metals (as Pb): ≤5 ppm
• storage temp.: 15-25°C
• SMILES string: OC(=O)CCC(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
• InChI key: KDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

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

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H318
• pcodes: P280 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable