Succinic acid
SIAL/398055 - ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
Synonym: Butanedioic acid
CAS Number: 110-15-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C4H6O4
Molecular Weight: 118.09
EC Number: 203-740-4
MDL Number: MFCD00002789
Linear Formula: HOOCCH2CH2COOH
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001% |
| phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.001% | |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.003% | |
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| bp | 235 °C (lit.) |
| cation traces | Fe: ≤5 ppm |
| heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP) | |
| functional group | carboxylic acid |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| ign. residue | ≤0.02% |
| impurities | ≤0.001% N compounds |
| ≤0.01% insolubles | |
| InChI | 1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7) |
| InChI key | KDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 184-186 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | OC(=O)CCC(O)=O |
| solubility | water: soluble 83 g/L at 25 °C |
| Application: | Succinic acid may be used in the following processes: • As a leaching agent in extracting lithium (Li), cobalt from used Li-ion batteries and magnesium from magnesite ore. • Synthesis of new elastic polyesters. • As a cocrystallising agent in the synthesis of cocrystals with organic molecules. |
| General description: | Succinic acid, an organic acid is an important building block that has a wide range of synthetic applications. Presently it is synthesized from petrochemical compounds. Due to its increasing demand many bio-based methods have been proposed for its synthesis as an efficient alternative. Its utility as a low shrinkage additive (LSA) in unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) has been investigated. |
| Legal Information: | Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC |
| Other Notes: | Go to Redi-Dri™ Product Listing 797987 ![]() |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H318 |
| Precautionary statements | P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 41 |
| Safety Statements | 26-39 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| bp | 235 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 184-186 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |


