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DL-Tartaric acid

C4H6O6CAS 133-37-9150.09 g/mol

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AlcoholCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H6O6
Molar mass
150.09 g/mol
Exact mass
150.0164 Da
Density
1.79 g/mL
Melting point
206 °C
logP
-2.12Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
115.1 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
4 / 4
Rotatable bonds
3
Stereocentres
S, Sin SMILES atom order

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless. Search the SDS library

Identifiers

CAS number
133-37-9
SMILES
O=C(O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
FEWJPZIEWOKRBE-FNNSSLBKNA-N
InChI
InChI=1/C4H6O6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t1-,2-/s2

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Names and synonyms

12 names
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, (2R,3R)-rel-
  • Tartaric acid, (±)-
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, (R*,R*)-(±)-
  • Rel-(2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid
  • Paratartaric acid
  • Racemic acid
  • Racemic tartaric acid
  • Uvic acid
  • (±)-Tartaric acid
  • (2RS,3RS)-Tartaric acid
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, (R*,R*)-
  • NSC 148314

Reactions

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Tartaric acid87-69-4Enantiomer 2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid526-83-0Stereo not defined Potassium bitartrate868-14-4Salt, enantiomer Sodium tartrate868-18-8Salt, enantiomer Potassium sodium tartrate304-59-6Salt, enantiomer N,N-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate5988-51-2Salt, enantiomer Potassium tartrate921-53-9Salt, enantiomer (-)-Epinephrine (+)-bitartrate51-42-3Salt, enantiomer (-)-Norepinephrine (+)-bitartrate51-40-1Salt, enantiomer Choline bitartrate87-67-2Salt, enantiomer Monosodium tartrate526-94-3Salt, enantiomer Calcium tartrate3164-34-9Salt, enantiomer

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