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Phthalic acid

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid

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Linear Formula:
C6H4-1,2-(CO2H)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
166.13
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
201-873-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
608199
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

assay

≥99.5% (GC), ≥99.5% (T)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.5% water

mp

210-211 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

OC(C1=C(C(O)=O)C=CC=C1)=O

InChI

1S/C8H6O4/c9-7(10)5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8(11)12/h1-4H,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)

InChI key

XNGIFLGASWRNHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Phthalic acid is an organic acid and a major bioactive component, reportedly identified in the extracts of Solanum nigrum, Nigella sativa, Angelicae Radix and Ligustici Rhizoma, utilized as Chinese herbal medicines.

Application

Phthalic acid may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in the following:
  • Angelicae Radix and Ligustici Rhizoma using high performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (HPLC-PDA) followed by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and capillary electrophoresis (CE) analyses.
  • Nigella sativa and Solanum nigrum using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

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Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

334.4 °F

flash_point_c

168 °C



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Separation and identification of the organic acids in Angelicae Radix and Ligustici Rhizoma by HPLC and CE
Huang Y-W and Sheu J-S
Journal of Separation Science, 29(17), 2616-2624 (2006)
Characterization of alkaloid constitution and evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Solanum nigrum using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Jasim H, et al.
Journal of pharmacognosy and phytotherapy, 7(4), 56-72 (2015)
En-Cui Yang et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 44(7), 3190-3199 (2015-01-13)
Four new 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole (atr)-based coordination polymers, {[Cu2(atr)(H2O)(μ-OH)2(pa)]·H2O}n (), {[Cu3(atr)2(H2O)2(μ-OH)2(npa)2]·2H2O}n (), {[Cu3(atr)5(dca)(μ-OH)(ClO4)2](ClO4)2}n () and {[Cu3(atr)2(H2O)(μ3-OH)(μ-OH)2(spa)]·1.5H2O}n () (pa(2-) = phthalate, npa(2-) = 3-nitrophthalate, dca(-) = dicyanamide and spa(3-) = 4-sulfophthalate), were successfully obtained by varying the carboxylate- and cyanide-modified magnetic bridges. Structural



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SKUGTIN
79255-100MG04061835561209