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Mucic acid, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Product Code. 11451197
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500 g
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Mucic acid is used to replace tartaric acid in self-rising flour or fizzies. It is also used as a precursor of adipic acid en route to nylon by a rhenium-catalyzed deoxydehydration reaction. It replaces potassium bitartrate in baking powder and also used for manufacture of granular effervescing salts.

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.

Applications
Mucic acid is used to replace tartaric acid in self-rising flour or fizzies. It is also used as a precursor of adipic acid en route to nylon by a rhenium-catalyzed deoxydehydration reaction. It replaces potassium bitartrate in baking powder and also used for manufacture of granular effervescing salts.

Solubility
Soluble in water.

Notes
Keep container tightly sealed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
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Chemical Identifiers

CAS 526-99-8
Molecular Formula C6H10O8
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 210.138
MDL Number MFCD00004239
InChI Key DSLZVSRJTYRBFB-DUHBMQHGSA-N
Synonym galactaric acid, mucic acid, 2r,3s,4r,5s-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanedioic acid, saccharolactic acid, mucicacid, unii-e149j5otif, d-galactaric acid, galactosaccharic acid, galactarate, meso-galactaric acid
PubChem CID 3037582
ChEBI CHEBI:30852
IUPAC Name (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanedioic acid
SMILES C(C(C(C(=O)O)O)O)(C(C(=O)O)O)O

Specifications

Melting Point ∼210°C (decomposition)
Quantity 500 g
Beilstein 1728117
Merck Index 14,4331
Solubility Information Soluble in water.
Formula Weight 210.14
Percent Purity 98%
Chemical Name or Material Mucic acid

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