Itaconic acid
SIAL/93598 - analytical standard
Synonym: Methylenesuccinic acid
CAS Number: 97-65-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H6O4
Molecular Weight: 130.10
EC Number: 202-599-6
MDL Number: MFCD00004260
Linear Formula: HO2CCH2C(=CH2)CO2H
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥96.0% (GC) |
| autoignition temp. | 1472 °F |
| density | 1.573 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| impurities | ≤0.5% water |
| InChI | 1S/C5H6O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4( |
| InChI key | LVHBHZANLOWSRM-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 165-168 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | OC(=O)CC(=C)C(O)=O |
| technique(s) | gas chromatography (GC): suitable |
| HPLC: suitable |
| Application: | Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support. |
| General description: | Itaconic acid, an unsaturated dicarbonic organic acid, is a metabolic product of Aspergillus itaconicus. |
| General description: | This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food. |
| Symbol | GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H318 |
| Precautionary statements | P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Purity | ≥96.0% (GC) |
| mp | 165-168 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.573 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 85151701 |


