Succinic acid

Succinic acid

Synonyms: Acid of amber;Asuccin;Bernsteinsaure;Butanediacid;Ethane-1,2-dicarboxylicacid;Ethanedicarboxylic acid;Ethylene succinic acid;ethylenedicarboxylicacid CAS: 110-15-6 MF: C4H6O4 MW: 118.09 EINECS: 203-740-4

Chemical Properties colourless odourless prisms or white crystalline powder General Description White crystals or shiny white odorless crystalline powder. pH of 0.1 molar solution: 2.7. Very acid taste. Air & Water Reactions Slightly water soluble. Reactivity Profile Succinic acid reacts exothermically to neutralize bases, both organic and inorganic.

Can react with active metals to form gaseous hydrogen and a metal salt. Such reactions are slow in the dry, but systems may absorb water from the air to allow corrosion of iron, steel, and aluminum parts and containers. Reacts slowly with cyanide salts to generate gaseous hydrogen cyanide.

Reacts with solutions of cyanides to cause the release of gaseous hydrogen cyanide. May generate flammable and/or toxic gases and heat with diazo compounds, dithiocarbamates, isocyanates, mercaptans, nitrides, and sulfides.

May react with sulfites, nitrites, thiosulfates (to give H2S and SO3), dithionites (SO2), to generate flammable and/or toxic gases and heat. Can be oxidized exothermically by strong oxidizing agents and reduced by strong reducing agents. May initiate polymerization reactions. Fire Hazard Flash point data for Succinic acid are not available.

Succinic acid is probably combustible.