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Succinic acid

ACS reagent grade, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

Butanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH2CH2COOH
CAS Number:
110-15-6
Molecular Weight:
118.09
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
24864715
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
203-740-4
MDL number:
MFCD00002789
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1754069

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Product Name

Succinic acid, ACS reagent, ≥99.0%

InChI key

KDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)

SMILES string

OC(=O)CCC(O)=O

grade

ACS reagent

assay

≥99.0%

impurities

≤0.001% N compounds
≤0.01% insolubles

ign. residue

≤0.02%

bp

235 °C (lit.)

mp

184-186 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 83 g/L at 25 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.001%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.003%

cation traces

Fe: ≤5 ppm
heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP)

functional group

carboxylic acid

Quality Level

200

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Application

Succinic acid may be used in the following processes:
  • As a leaching agent in extracting lithium (Li), cobalt from used Li-ion batteries and magnesium from magnesite ore.
  • Synthesis of new elastic polyesters.
  • As a cocrystallising agent in the synthesis of cocrystals with organic molecules.

General description

Succinic acid, an organic acid is an important building block that has a wide range of synthetic applications. Presently it is synthesized from petrochemical compounds. Due to its increasing demand many bio-based methods have been proposed for its synthesis as an efficient alternative. Its utility as a low shrinkage additive (LSA) in unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) has been investigated.

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pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

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Danger

hcodes

H318

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Sustainability metrics for succinic acid production: A comparison between biomass-based and petrochemical routes.
Pinazo JM, et al.
Catalysis Today, 239, 17-24 (2015)
Screening for cocrystals of succinic acid and 4-aminobenzoic acid.
Issa N, et al.
CrystEngComm, 14(7), 2454-2464 (2012)
Ingólfur B Gunnarsson et al.
Bioresource technology, 182, 58-66 (2015-02-16)
The aim of this study was to develop an efficient thermochemical method for treatment of industrial hemp biomass, in order to increase its bioconversion to succinic acid. Industrial hemp was subjected to various thermochemical pretreatments using 0-3% H2SO4, NaOH or
Effect of succinic acid on the shrinkage of unsaturated polyester resin.
Hong CM, et al.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132(2) (2015)
Leaching of natural magnesite ore in succinic acid solutions.
Raza N, et al.
International Journal of Mineral Processing, 139, 25-30 (2015)
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