L-Ascorbic acid
SIAL/795437 - anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri™, ACS reagent, ≥99%
Synonym: L-Threoascorbic acid; Antiscorbutic factor; Vitamin C
CAS Number: 50-81-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6H8O6
Molecular Weight: 176.12
EC Number: 200-066-2
MDL Number: MFCD00064328
Linear Formula: C6H8O6
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99% |
| biological source | synthetic (organic) |
| cation traces | Fe: ≤0.001% |
| heavy metals: ≤0.002% (by ICP-OES) | |
| color | white |
| form | crystals or granules |
| powder or chunks | |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| anhydrous | |
| ign. residue | <0.1% |
| InChI | 1S/C6H8O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9) |
| InChI key | CIWBSHSKHKDKBQ-JLAZNSOCSA |
| mp | 190-194 °C (dec.) |
| optical activity | [α]25/D +20.5 to +21.5° in water |
| pH | 1.0-2.5 (25 °C, 176 g/L in water) |
| product line | Redi-Dri™ |
| quality | free-flowing |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | OC([C@]([C@@H](O)CO)([H]) |
| solubility | water: soluble 176 g/L at 20 °C |
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| Legal Information: | Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| mp | 190-194 °C (dec.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352205 |

