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Sigma-Aldrich

L-(+)-Tartaric acid

≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

(2R,3R)-(+)-Tartaric acid, L-Threaric acid

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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH(OH)CH(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
150.09
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1725147
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

5.18 (vs air)

Quality Level

assay

≥99.5%

form

granular
powder or crystals

optical activity

[α]20/D +13.5±0.5°, c = 10% in H2O

autoignition temp.

797 °F

mp

170-172 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid
hydroxyl

SMILES string

O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H6O6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t1-,2-/m1/s1

InChI key

FEWJPZIEWOKRBE-JCYAYHJZSA-N

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General description

L-(+)-tartaric acid is an organic compound that is commonly used as a chiral auxiliary in reactions that involve the addition of a chiral nucleophile. It is also used as a resolving agent for the separation of enantiomers from a racemic mixture. Additionally, L-(+)-tartaric acid can also be used as a building block for the synthesis of other chiral compounds.

Application

L- (+)-Tartaric acid can be used as:

  • A co-former for the synthesis of etravirine co-crystals.
  • A mobile phase additive in thin-layer chromatography.

pictograms

Corrosion

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

302.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

150 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Growth, molecular structure, NBO analysis and vibrational spectral analysis of l-tartaric acid single crystal.
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Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy, 123, 127-141 (2014)
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Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 48(84), 10428-10430 (2012-09-18)
A chiral ditopic polyammonium receptor featuring two [9]aneN(3) moieties separated by a (S)-BINOL linker is able to selectively bind and sense in water (S,S)-tartaric acid over its (R,R)/meso forms.
Mark D Eddleston et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 48(92), 11340-11342 (2012-10-18)
The formation of diastereomeric cocrystals of malic acid and tartaric acid was investigated by liquid-assisted grinding in the solid state. We demonstrate that racemic malic acid can be converted into two distinct diastereomeric cocrystal phases by grinding with a single
J B Olivato et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 92(2), 1705-1710 (2013-02-13)
Tartaric acid (TA), a dicarboxylic acid, can act as a compatibiliser in starch/polyester blends. A mixture design was proposed to evaluate the effect of TA on the properties of starch/poly (butylene adipate co-terephthalate) (PBAT) blown films plasticised with glycerol. The

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