Skip to Content
Merck
CN

75688

Oxalic acid

anhydrous grade, ≥99.0% (RT), crystals, puriss. p.a.

Synonym(s):

Ethanedioic acid

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

Change View

About This Item

Linear Formula:
HO2CCO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
90.03
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
205-634-3
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
385686
Assay:
≥99.0% (RT)
Form:
crystals
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist


Product Name

Oxalic acid, puriss. p.a., anhydrous, ≥99.0% (RT)

Quality Level

vapor density

4.4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

anhydrous, puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99.0% (RT)

form

crystals

impurities

≤0.001% total nitrogen (N), ≤1% water

ign. residue

≤0.01% (as SO4)

mp

189.5 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤350 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤35 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤50 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

OC(=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C2H2O4/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6)

InChI key

MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SRC(6714)

General description

Oxalic acid is a dicarboxylic acid. It reacts with aqueous iron(II) salt solutions to afford iron(III) oxalate.

Application

Oxalic acid may be used in the preparation of the following:
  • ammonium oxalate
  • calcium oxalate
  • chlorine dioxide (ClO2)
  • potassium hydrogenoxalate


Still not finding the right product?

Explore all of our products under Oxalic acid


pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library



Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 555-555 (1994)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 66-66 (1994)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 164-164 (1994)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
75688-250G04061832909523
75688-50G04061832909547