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

Product Code. 11397868
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500 g
2 kg

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.

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, +-l-tartaric acid, dextrotartaric acid, l-threaric acid
PubChem CID 444305
ChEBI CHEBI:15671
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 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
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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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