AMMONIUM SUCCINATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 2226-88-2

AMMONIUM SUCCINATE

EINECS NO. 218-759-3
FORMULA H4NOCCH2CH2COONH4
MOL WT. 152.15

H.S. CODE

2917.19
TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS Succinic acid, diammonium salt;
Diammonium Succinate; Butanedioic acid, diammonium salt; Succinato de diamonio (Spanish); Succinate de diammonium (French);
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CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white crystal
MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
pH

7 - 9 (5% sol)

VAPOR DENSITY  

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT  
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions. Hygroscopic.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATIONS

Succinic Acid (Butanedioic Acid) is a dicarboxylic acid of four carbon atoms. It occurs naturally in plant and animal tissues. It plays a significant role in intermediary metabolism (Krebs cycle) in the body. Krebs cycle (also called citric acid cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle) is a sequence process of enzymatic reaction which a two-carbon acetyl unit is oxidized to carbon dioxide and water to provide energy in the form of high-energy phosphate bonds. Succinic acid is a colourless crystalline solid with a melting point of 185 -187 C; soluble in water; slightly dissolved in ethanol, ether, acetone and glycerine; not dissolved in benzene, carbon sulfide, carbon tetrachloride and oil ether. The common method of synthesis of succinic acid is the catalytic hydrogenation of maleic acid or its anhydride. Carboxylic acid can yield acyl halides, anhydrides, esters, amides, and nitriles for the application of drug, agriculture, and food products, and other industrial uses.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white crystal

CONTENT

98.0% min

FREE ACID

0.5% max

LOSS ON DRYING

7.0% max

TRANSPORTATION

PACKING 25kgs in bag
HAZARD CLASS Not regulated
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