795437

L-Ascorbic acid

anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri^™, ACS reagent, ≥99%

• Synonym(s): L-Threoascorbic acid, Antiscorbutic factor, Vitamin C
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₈O₆
• CAS Number: 50-81-7
• Molecular Weight: 176.12
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 84272
• EC Number: 200-066-2
• MDL number: MFCD00064328
• UNSPSC Code: 12352205
• PubChem Substance ID: 329768483
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• biological source: synthetic (organic)
• Quality Level: 200
• grade: ACS reagent; anhydrous
• product line: Redi-Dri^™
• assay: ≥99%
• form: crystals or granules; powder or chunks
• optical activity: [α]25/D +20.5 to +21.5° in water
• quality: free-flowing
• ign. residue: <0.1%
• color: white
• pH: 1.0-2.5 (25 °C, 176 g/L in water)
• mp: 190-194 °C (dec.)
• solubility: water: soluble 176 g/L at 20 °C
• cation traces: Fe: ≤0.001%; heavy metals: ≤0.002% (by ICP-OES)
• SMILES string: OC([C@]([C@@H](O)CO)([H])O1)=C(O)C1=O
• InChI: 1S/C6H8O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2,5,7-10H,1H2/t2-,5+/m0/s1
• InChI key: CIWBSHSKHKDKBQ-JLAZNSOCSA-N
• Gene Information: human ... SLC23A2(9962)

Description

General description

L-Ascorbic acid or vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin found in various foodstuffs. Benefits of vitamin C may include protection against immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, hyperpigmentation, skin protection, anti-aging, iron absorption, and red blood cell production. It is also useful in the biosynthesis of collagen, L-carnitine, and neurotransmitters.

Application

L-Ascorbic acid (anhydrous) can be used in pharmaceutical applications.

Legal Information

Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable