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PHR1273

Malic acid

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

DL-Malic acid, (±)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid, DL-Hydroxybutanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH2CH(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
6915-15-7
Molecular Weight:
134.09
NACRES:
NA.24
E Number:
E296
PubChem Substance ID:
329823269
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
EC Number:
230-022-8
MDL number:
MFCD00064212
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723539

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InChI key

BJEPYKJPYRNKOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C4H6O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)

SMILES string

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

grade

certified reference material, pharmaceutical secondary standard

agency

traceable to Ph. Eur. Y0000143, traceable to USP 1374601

vapor density

4.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

API family

malic acid

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

autoignition temp.

644 °F

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

131-133 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

Quality Level

300

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General description

Malic acid is a naturally occurring acidulant and low acid food additive, present in most fruits and vegetables. It is widely used to enhance the flavor, adjust the pH value of alkaline products and to control the growth of bacteria.
Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.

Application

These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the US and EP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

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This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.
To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAA0009 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

wgk

WGK 1

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

397.4 °F

flash_point_c

203 °C

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