Oxalic acid dihydrate
SIAL/247537 - ACS reagent, ≥99%
Synonym: Ethanedioic acid dihydrate
CAS Number: 6153-56-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H2O4 · 2H2O
Molecular Weight: 126.07
EC Number: 205-634-3
MDL Number: MFCD00149102
Linear Formula: HO2CCO2H · 2H2O
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.002% |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005% | |
| assay | ≥99% |
| 99.5-102.5% (ACS specification) | |
| cation traces | Ca: ≤0.001% |
| Fe: ≤2 ppm | |
| heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES) | |
| form | solid |
| functional group | carboxylic acid |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| ign. residue | ≤0.01% |
| impurities | H2SO4, passes test (darkened) |
| ≤0.001% N compounds | |
| ≤0.005% insolubles | |
| InChI | 1S/C2H2O4.2H2O/c3-1(4)2(5 |
| InChI key | GEVPUGOOGXGPIO-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 104-106 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [H]O[H].[H]O[H].OC(=O)C(O |
| vapor density | 4.4 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | <0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Oxalic acid dihydrate may be used: • As a catalyst in the preparation of tetrahydroquinoline derivatives via imino Diels-Alder reaction. • As a homogeneous catalyst in the preparation of highly functionalized piperidines via multi-component reaction. • As an oxidant for the formation of triazolinediones from corresponding urazoles and bisurazoles via oxidation. • In the transformation of thiols to nitrosothiols by reacting with sodium nitrite. |
| General description: | Oxalic acid dihydrate is a promising candidate as a phase change material (PCM) for use in thermal energy storage (TES) technology due to its high heat of fusion and energy storage density/price ratio in comparison to other salt hydrates PCMs. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H302 + H312 - H318 |
| Precautionary statements | P264 - P270 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 21/22-41 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36-37-39 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Purity | ≥99%; 99.5-102.5% (ACS specification) |
| mp | 104-106 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



