Product Description

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
 
CAS NO. *******0
 
EINECS NO. ********9
FORMULA CH3O2CCH2CH2CO2CH3
MOL WT. **6.*4
 
H.S. CODE
  
 
TOXICITY
 Oral rat LD*0: > ***0 mg/kg
SYNONYMS DMS Methyl succinate Butanedioic acid, dimethyl ester 
Dimethyl ester of succinic acid Dimethyl Butanedioate Dimethyl Succinate 
DERIVATION Maleic Anhydride Derivative 
CLASSIFICATION
  
 
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
 
PHYSICAL STATE Clear liquid
MELTING POINT
 *8 - *9 C
BOILING POINT **6 - **0 C 
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  1.**5 - 1.**9
 
SOLUBILITY IN WATER
 Slightly soluble
pH   
VAPOR DENSITY    
NFPA RATINGS
 Health 1 Flammability 1 Reactivity 0
REFRACTIVE INDEX
  
 
FLASH POINT *5 C
 
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions
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 **5 ***7 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. Dimethyl Succinate is used in preparing pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and perfumery products. It is used in manufacturing additives, plastics and other organic compounds.