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95309

L-(+)-Tartaric acid

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

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

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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH(OH)CH(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
150.09
EC Number:
201-766-0
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1725147
MDL number:
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vapor density

5.18 (vs air)

grade

ACS reagent, puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99.5%

optical activity

[α]20/D +13.5±0.5°, c = 10% in H2O

autoignition temp.

797 °F

ign. residue

≤0.02% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying, 110 °C

mp

168-170 °C, 170-172 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 150 g/L at 20 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg, phosphate (PO43-): ≤10 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤10 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤50 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

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

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

302.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

150 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Asymmetric synthesis of both enantiomers of pyrrolidinoisoquinoline derivatives from L-malic acid and L-tartaric acid.
Lee YS, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 60(22), 7149-7152 (1955)
Organic acid profile of Turkish white grapes and grape juices.
Soyer Y, et al.
J. Food Compos. Anal., 16(5), 629-636 (2003)
Seth DeBolt et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(14), 5608-5613 (2006-03-29)
The biosynthetic pathway of L-tartaric acid, the form most commonly encountered in nature, and its catabolic ties to vitamin C, remain a challenge to plant scientists. Vitamin C and L-tartaric acid are plant-derived metabolites with intrinsic human value. In contrast
Organic salts of L-tartaric acid: materials for second harmonic generation with a crystal structure governed by an anionic hydrogen-bonded network.
Aakeroy CB, et al.
Journal of the Chemical Society. Chemical Communications, 7, 553-555 (1992)
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.

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