Phthalic acid, 99%

CAS: 88-99-3

Ref. 02-A14450

Product Information

• Name: Phthalic acid, 99%
• Synonyms: phthalic acid sunftal 20 o-phthalic acid kyselina ftalova alizarinic acid naphthalinate alizarinate ortho-phthalic acid acide phtalique O-phthalic acid, 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, Acide phtalique, Acido Ftalico, Benzene-1,2-Dicarboxylate, Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, M 2, Nsc 5348, O-Benzenedicarboxylic Acid, Orthophthalic acid, Pathalic acid, Phthalsaeure, Phthalsaure, Sunftal 20, o-Carboxybenzoic acid, o-Dicarboxybenzene, o-Phthalic Acid, Phthalic acid

Description

Phthalic acid is used as an active ingredient in polyesters and alkyd resins. It is also used as plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride and other polymers. It is also useful in the production of anthraquinone, phenolphthalein and phthalocyanine pigments. It serves as an organic reagent in the production of phthalates. It is used to prepare 1,3-cyclohexadiene by reduction using sodium amalgam. 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: 166.13
• Formula: C₈H₆O₄
• Purity: 99%
• Color/Form: White, Crystals or powder or crystalline powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H6O4/c9-7(10)5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8(11)12/h1-4H,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)
• InChI key: XNGIFLGASWRNHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C(O)c1ccccc1C(=O)O