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Succinic acid

Name: Succinic acid
Brand: MM

crystalline, EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL, ChP, NF, JPE

Synonym(s):

Butanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:

HOOCCH₂CH₂COOH

CAS Number:

110-15-6

Molecular Weight:

118.09

EC Index Number:

203-740-4

UNSPSC Code:

12352106

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1754069

MDL number:

MFCD00002789

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Properties

Quality Level

500

agency

ChP, JPE, NF

product line

EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL

assay

99.0-100.5% (HPLC)

form

crystalline, solid

autoignition temp.

470 °C

technique(s)

API processing | cocrystal formation: suitable, API processing | salt formation: suitable

bp

235 °C (lit.), 235 °C/1013 hPa

mp

184-186 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point 206 °C

solubility

58 g/L

density

1.56 g/cm³ at 20 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.001%, phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤0.001%, sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.003%

cation traces

As: ≤0.0002%, Fe: ≤5 ppm, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.0020%, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤5 ppm

application(s)

liquid formulation
pharma/biopharma processes
pharmaceutical
solid formulation

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)

InChI key

KDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Finding the right excipient that matches your needs as well as regulatory demands can be a complicated challenge in formulation. With our application know-how and regulatory expertise, we support you in every step of development, scale-up, and production.
As part of our EMPROVE^® Program, our raw materials are offered with extensive documentation facilitating compliance of your pharma and biopharma product, full supply chain transparency and risk mitigation. Our SAFC^® portfolio of high-quality products for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical formulation and production withstands strict quality control procedures and is produced according to applicable cGMP guidelines.

Application

Succinic acid is a commonly used ingredient in pharmaceutical applications. In such applications it has been used primarily for solid oral dosage forms.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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pictograms

GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H318

pcodes

P280 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c