Substance

ID:716505

Names and Identifiers
IUPAC name
(2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
L(+)-tartaric acid
Synonyms
L-(+)-酒石酸L-(+)-Tartaric acid
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CAS Number
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Properties
Safety Information
GHS Pictograms
GHS07
Acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation), category 4
Skin irritation, category 2
Eye irritation, category 2
Skin sensitisation, category 1
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single exposure, category 3
European Hazard Symbols
Irritant Irritant (Xi)
Risk Statements
36/37/38
GHS Precautionary statements
P261-P305+P351+P338-P302+P352-P321-P405-P501A
TSCA Listed
RTECS
WW7875000
GHS Hazard statements
H315-H319-H335
Safety Statements
26-37
Physical Property
Melting Point
168-170°C
Density
1.760
Optical Rotation
+12.4 (c=20 in water)
Product Information
Purity
99%
Molecule Details
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Molecular Spectra
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References
• In combination with NaBH 4, induces asymmetric reduction of functionalized ketones with ee figures approaching those achieved with more expensive reagents: J. Chem. Soc. Perkin 1, 1826 (1990).
• Preferred acid catalyst, in combination with MgSO 4, for acetalization of unsaturated aldehydes with ethylene glycol, giving less double bond isomerization than stronger acids including tosic and succinic: J. Org. Chem., 60, 2931 (1995).
• Resolving agent for chiral bases. For improved resolution technique using two immiscible solvents and half equivalent of resolving agent, claimed to give higher optical purities and faster resolutions than conventional methods, see: Tetrahedron, 41, 2465 (1985).