L-(+)-Tartaric acid, ACS, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

Useful as a resolving agent

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

Specifications

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, +-l-tartaric acid, dextrotartaric acid, l-threaric acid
• PubChem CID: 444305
• ChEBI: CHEBI:15671
• SMILES: OC(C(O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

• pH: 2.1
• Melting Point: 168°C to 170°C
• Beilstein: 1725147
• Merck Index: 14,9070
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water,methanol and acetone.
• IUPAC Name: (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid
• Formula Weight: 150.09
• Grade: ACS
• Density: 1.760 g/mL
• Quantity: 500 g
• Odor: Odorless
• Physical Form: Granular
• Chemical Name or Material: L-(+)-Tartaric acid

Safety and Handling

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