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Hydrochloric acid

~6 M in H2O, for amino acid analysis

Synonym(s):

Hydrogen chloride solution

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
36.46
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352301
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

product name

Hydrochloric acid solution, ~6 M in H2O, for amino acid analysis

grade

for amino acid analysis

Quality Level

vapor pressure

190 mmHg ( 25 °C)

form

liquid

quality

ampule

analyte chemical class(es)

amino acids

concentration

5900-6100 mmol/L (alkalimetric)
~6 M in H2O

pH

<1

bp

100 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: miscible

density

1.050-1.150 g/cm3

SMILES string

Cl

InChI

1S/ClH/h1H

InChI key

VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

The Product is 6M solution of hydrochloric acid in water. Hydrochloric acid is a strong mineral acid. It participates in the synthesis of alloxan (hexahydropyrimidine-2,4,5,6-tetrone) and hydrated aluminum chloride.

Application

Hydrochloric acid may be used in the following studies:
  • Preparation of orcinolhydrochloric acid (Bial′s reagent), which is useful for the quantitative determination of sialic acids.
  • Hydrolytic decomposition of chitin.
  • Preparation of ammonium chloride.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

易制毒化学品(3类)

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Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 52-52 (1994)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 46-46 (1994)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 65-65 (1994)
THE HYDROLYSIS OF CHITIN BY CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACID, AND THE PREPARATION OF LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT SUBSTRATES FOR LYSOZYME.
J A RUPLEY
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 83, 245-255 (1964-11-01)
Quantitative estimation of sialic acids. II. A colorimetric resorcinol-hydrochloric acid method.
L SVENNERHOLM
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 24(3), 604-611 (1957-06-01)

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