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L-(+)-Tartaric acid, ACS, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Description
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
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 |
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Safety and Handling
- L-(+)-Tartaric acid
- Danger
- Serious eye damage/eye irritation Category 1
- H318-Causes serious eye damage.
- 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/.
- MIXTURE LIST-Contains : (+)-Tartaric acid
RUO – Research Use Only