Succinic acid
Succinic Acid, also called Succinylic Acid or Butanedioic Acid, is a colourless crystalline Carboxylic Acid with the molecular structural formula C4H6O4. The salts and esters of Succinic Acid are called Succinates. Succinic Acid is used in the production of Dyes, Pharmaceutical preparations and Polyester and Alkyd Resins. Succinic Acid is approved in the EU as a food additive number E 363.
MATSEN CHEMIE AG offers Succinic Acid made from natural raw materials as Organic Succinic Acid.
Synonyms:
- Succinic acid
- butanedioic acid
- E 363
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General information:
| Abbreviation | BSA |
| CAS number | 110-15-6 |
| EC no: | 203-740-4 |
| REACH Registration No. | 01-2119896114-34 |
| MATSEN Article no. | 1112 |
| Sum formula: | C4H6O4 |
| Description | colourless and odourless crystalline powder |
| Available packaging | 25 kg bags, various types of big bags |
| Variants | Standard | Excellent |
| Aggregate state | solid |
| Form | crystalline powder |
| Colour | white |
| Odour | odourless |
| Purity | ≥ 99.5% (m/m) |
| Boiling point | 235°C |
| Melting point | 185-187 °C |