02288
L-(−)-Malic acid
ReagentPlus®, ≥99%
Synonym(s):
(S)-(−)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid, L-Hydroxybutanedioic acid
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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH2CH(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
134.09
UNSPSC Code:
51113400
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-601-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723541
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
product line
ReagentPlus®
assay
≥99%
optical activity
[α]20/D −30±2°, c = 5.5% in pyridine
impurities
≤0.3% water
ign. residue
≤0.1% (as SO4)
mp
101-103 °C (lit.)
cation traces
Fe: ≤10 mg/kg
functional group
carboxylic acid, hydroxyl
Quality Level
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Application
L-(−)-Malic acid can be used:
- As a carboxylate ligand in the preparation of a variety of chiral metal malates and coordination polymers.
- In the preparation of poly(malic acid), which is a biodegradable, bioabsorbable and water-soluble polymer.
- As a key ingredient in the total synthesis of (+)-australine, (+)-brasilenyne, epothilones B and D.
Legal Information
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 65(22), 7456-7467 (2000)
Coordination polymers built with a linear bis-imidazole and different dicarboxylates: unusual entanglement and emission properties.
Singh R and Bharadwaj P K
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Improved synthesis with high yield and increased molecular weight of poly (α, β-malic acid) by direct polycondensation.
Kajiyama T, et al.
Biomacromolecules, 5(1), 169-174 (2004)
Synthesis of polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine alkaloids of the alexine family by tandem ring-closing metathesis? transannular cyclization.(+)-Australine.
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