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tri-Calcium dicitrate tetrahydrate

EMPROVE® ESSENTIAL, USP, FCC, E 333

Synonym(s):

tri-Calcium dicitrate tetrahydrate, Calcium(II) citrate, Tricalcium citrate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H10Ca3O14 · 4H2O
CAS Number:
5785-44-4
Molecular Weight:
570.49
UNSPSC Code:
12352107
E Number:
E333
EC Index Number:
212-391-7
MDL number:
MFCD00150786
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agency

USP

Quality Segment

500

reg. compliance

FCC

product line

EMPROVE® ESSENTIAL

form

solid

pH

5-6 (20 °C, 25 g/L in H2O, slurry)

solubility

0.85 g/L

application(s)

pharmaceutical
solid formulation

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

[Ca+2].[Ca+2].[Ca+2].[O-]C(=O)C(O)(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-].[O-]C(=O)C(O)(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-].O.O.O.O

InChI

1S/2C6H8O7.3Ca.4H2O/c2*7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10;;;;;;;/h2*13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12);;;;4*1H2/q;;3*+2;;;;/p-6

InChI key

LNIZKKFWMDARJV-UHFFFAOYSA-H

General description

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Application

tri-Calcium dicitrate is an organic calcium salt with a high calcium content, making it a highly economic calcium source for pharmaceutical as well as food applications. It also used as pH adjuster or buffer agent.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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