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M5757

Maleic acid sodium salt

~99%, chelating agent

Synonym(s):

cis-Butenedioic acid, Toxilic acid

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Linear Formula:
C4H3O4Na
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.05
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Number:
221-461-6
MDL number:
Assay:
~99%
Quality level:
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Product Name

Maleic acid sodium salt, ~99%

assay

~99%

Quality Level

SMILES string

OC(/C=C\C([O-])=O)=O.[Na+]

InChI

1S/C4H4O4.Na/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8;/h1-2H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8);/q;+1/p-1/b2-1-;

InChI key

VRVKOZSIJXBAJG-ODZAUARKSA-M

Biochem/physiol Actions

Maleic acid is a component of cosmetics, fragrances and has industrial applications. It is also a potent nephrotoxin and is implicated to induce glycosuria, aminoaciduria and Fanconi syndrome.


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Mei-Ling Hou et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 21(3), 367-367 (2016-03-22)
Maleic acid has been shown to be used as a food adulterant in the production of modified starch by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration. Due to the potential toxicity of maleic acid to the kidneys, this study aimed to
Marek Drozd et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 89, 243-251 (2012-01-24)
On the basis of experimental literature data the theoretical studies for guanidinium and maleic acid complex with using DFT method are performed. In these studies the experimental X-ray data for two different forms of investigated crystal were used. During the
Pierangelo Gobbo et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 28(33), 12357-12363 (2012-08-14)
Improved methodology to prepare maleimide-functionalized, water-soluble, small (<3 nm) gold nanoparticles using a retro-Diels-Alder strategy that we developed for similar organic-soluble AuNP's is described. Importantly, our results suggest that a recent paper by Zhu, Waengler, Lennox, and Schirrmacher describing a