Succinic anhydride is a cyclic dicarboxylic anhydride and a tetrahydrofurandione. It is functionally related to a succinic acid.
Corrosive
Irritant
Health hazard
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Succinic anhydride is a cyclic dicarboxylic anhydride and a tetrahydrofurandione. It is functionally related to a succinic acid.
| Physical Description | Succinic anhydride appears as colorless needles or white crystalline solid. Melting point 237 °F. Sublimes at 239 °F at 5 mmHg pressure; and at 198 °F and 1 mmHg pressure. Moderately toxic and an i… |
| Color/Form | NEEDLES FROM ALC; RHOMBIC PYRAMIDS FROM CHLOROFORM OR CARBON TETRACHLORIDE |
| Odor | ODORLESS |
| Melting Point | 247.3 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 502 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Flash Point | 157 °C |
| Density | 1.234 at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 70 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mmHg at 197.6 °F ; 5 mmHg at 239.0 °F; 10 mmHg at 262.8 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| IUPAC Name | oxolane-2,5-dione |
| Molecular Formula | C4H4O3 |
| Molecular Weight | 100.07 g/mol |
| CAS | 108-30-5 |
| SMILES | C1CC(=O)OC1=O |
| InChIKey | RINCXYDBBGOEEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1910342 |
| Pack sizes | 100GM · 500GM |
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