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L-(+)-Tartaric acid, 99%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Product Code. 11420274
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Description

L-(+)-Tartaric acid is widely utilized in pharmaceutical industries. It is used in soft drinks, confectionaries, food products, gelatin desserts and as a buffering agent. It forms a compound, TiCl2(O-i-Pr)2 with Diels-Alder catalyst and acta as a chelate agent in metal industries. Owing to its efficient chelating property towards metal ions, it is used in farming and metal industries for complexing micronutrients and for cleaning metal surfaces, respectively.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications
L-(+)-Tartaric acid is widely utilized in pharmaceutical industries. It is used in soft drinks, confectionaries, food products, gelatin desserts and as a buffering agent. It forms a compound, TiCl2(O-i-Pr)2 with Diels-Alder catalyst and acta as a chelate agent in metal industries. Owing to its efficient chelating property towards metal ions, it is used in farming and metal industries for complexing micronutrients and for cleaning metal surfaces, respectively.

Solubility
Soluble in water, methanol and acetone.

Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents, bases and reducing agents.
TRUSTED_SUSTAINABILITY

Chemical Identifiers

CAS 87-69-4
Molecular Formula C4H6O6
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 150.09
MDL Number MFCD00064207
InChI Key FEWJPZIEWOKRBE-UHFFFAOYNA-N
Synonym l-tartaric acid, l-+-tartaric acid, l +-tartaric acid, 2r,3r-2,3-dihydroxysuccinic acid, tartaric acid, 2r,3r-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid, r,r-tartaric acid, #NAME?, dextrotartaric acid, l-threaric acid
PubChem CID 444305
ChEBI CHEBI:15671
IUPAC Name (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid
SMILES OC(C(O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

Specifications

pH 2.1
Melting Point 168°C to 170°C
Beilstein 1725147
Merck Index 149070
Solubility Information Soluble in water,methanol and acetone.
Formula Weight 150.09
Percent Purity 99%
Density 1.76
Quantity 500 g
Odor Odorless
Optical Rotation +12.4° (c=20 in Water)
Chemical Name or Material L-(+)-Tartaric acid
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Safety and Handling

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Product Identifier
  • L-(+)-Tartaric acid
 Signal Word
  • Danger
 Hazard Category
  • Serious eye damage/eye irritation Category 1
 Hazard Statement
  • H318-Causes serious eye damage.
 Precautionary Statement
  • P305+P351+P338-IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
  • P310-Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/.
 Supplemental information
  • MIXTURE LIST-Contains : (+)-Tartaric acid

RUO – Research Use Only

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