Mucic acid, 98%

CAS: 526-99-8

Ref. 02-B24170

Product Information

• Name: Mucic acid, 98%
• Synonyms: D-saccharate altraric acid, D- potassium hydrogen glucarate altraric acid, (2R,3S,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanedioate (non-preferred name), (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanedioate (non-preferred name), (2S,3R,4S,5S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanedioate (non-preferred name), 2,2,3,3-Tetrahydroxyhexanedioic Acid, D-galactaric acid, Galactaric acid, Galactaric acid~Tetrahydroxyadipic acid, Galactosaccharic acid, Hexaric Acid, NSC 8127, Saccharolactic acid, galacto-Hexaric acid
• CAS: 526-99-8

Description

Mucic acid is used to replace tartaric acid in self-rising flour or fizzies. It is also used as a precursor of adipic acid en route to nylon by a rhenium-catalyzed deoxydehydration reaction. It replaces potassium bitartrate in baking powder and also used for manufacture of granular effervescing salts. 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: 210.14
• Formula: C₆H₁₀O₈
• Purity: 98%
• Color/Form: Crystalline powder, White to pale cream
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H10O8/c7-1(3(9)5(11)12)2(8)4(10)6(13)14/h1-4,7-10H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)
• InChI key: DSLZVSRJTYRBFB-UHFFFAOYNA-N
• SMILES: O=C(O)C(O)C(O)C(O)C(O)C(=O)O