TARTRONIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

158-160 °C (dec.) (lit.)

Boiling point:

471.4±30.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.2663 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4000 (estimate)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly), Water (Slightly)

form 

Solid

pka

2.42, 4.54(at 25℃)

color 

White to Off-White

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water and alcohol.

Merck 

14,9073

BRN 

1209791

InChIKey

ROBFUDYVXSDBQM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

80-69-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Propanedioic acid, hydroxy- (80-69-3)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

22-26-36/37/39-36

WGK Germany 

3

MSDS

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TARTRONIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Tartronic acid is used as a reactant in the catalytic oxidation with air to form mesoxalic acid.

Definition

ChEBI: A dicarboxylic acid that is malonic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2.

TARTRONIC ACID(80-69-3)Related Product Information

• GLYOXAL SODIUM BISULFITE
• DIPHENYL PHOSPHITE
• Monopotassium phosphite
• Tetrapotassium hexacyanoferrate trihydrate
• POTASSIUM COBALTINITRITE
• SILVER NITRITE
• TRIBENZYLPHOSPHITE
• Triisopropyl phosphite
• Dimethyl sulfite
• MESOXALIC ACID MONOHYDRATE DISODIUM SALT
• DIMETHYL METHOXYMALONATE
• FMOC-TYR(MALONYL-DI-OTBU)-OH
• (S)-(-)-1-tert-Butoxycarbonyl-3-aminopyrrolidine
• DL-METHYLTARTRONIC ACID
• 2-ETHOXY-MALONIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER
• Dimethyl 2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)malonate
• KETOMALONIC ACID MONOHYDRATE
• TARTRONIC ACID