Oxalacetic acid, 97%

CAS: 328-42-7

Ref. 02-A12739

Product Information

• Name: Oxalacetic acid, 97%
• Synonyms: oxalacetate OAA ion(2-) oxobutanedioic acid oxalacetic acid oxalacetic acetic, 2-Ketosuccinic acid, 2-Oxobutanedioate, 2-Oxobutanedioic Acid, 2-Oxosuccinic acid, Acide oxalacetique, Acido Oxalacetico, Butanedioic acid, 2-oxo-, Butanedioic acid, oxo-, Ketosuccinic acid, Nsc 284205, Nsc 77688, OAA, Oxalacetate, Oxalacetic acid 2-Oxosuccinic, Oxalessigsaure, Oxaloacetic acid, Oxaloethanoic acid, Oxobutanedioic Acid, Oxosuccinic acid, α-Ketosuccinic acid

Description

Oxalacetic acid is used as a metabolic intermediate in many processes that occur in animals and citric acid cycle. It is a used to converted to aspartic acid by aspartate transaminase. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 132.07
• Formula: C₄H₄O₅
• Purity: 97%
• Color/Form: White to cream, Crystals or powder or crystalline powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C4H4O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
• InChI key: KHPXUQMNIQBQEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C(O)CC(=O)C(=O)O