I29204
Itaconic acid
≥99%
Synonym(s):
Methylenesuccinic acid
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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH2C(=CH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
130.10
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-599-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1759501
MDL number:
Product Name
Itaconic acid, ≥99%
InChI key
LVHBHZANLOWSRM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
1S/C5H6O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h1-2H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
SMILES string
OC(=O)CC(=C)C(O)=O
assay
≥99%
autoignition temp.
1472 °F
mp
165-168 °C (lit.)
density
1.573 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Quality Level
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Application
Itaconic acid (IA) can be used:
- As a comonomer in the polymerization of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) to promote the thermo-oxidative stabilization of polymer.
- In combination with acrylamide to form (poly[acrylamide-co-(itaconicacid)]) to synthesize biodegradable superabsorbent polymers.
- To synthesize biobased polyester composite in fabric industry.
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Dam. 1
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
ppe
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Mechanism and kinetics of the stabilization reactions of itaconic acid-modified polyacrylonitrile
Ouyang Q, et al.
Polymer Degradation and Stability, 93(8), 1415-1421 (2008)
Tobias Klement et al.
Bioresource technology, 135, 422-431 (2013-01-10)
In the last years, itaconic acid has gained increasing interest as future bio-based platform chemical. To replace petrol-based compounds such as methacrylic acid in industry, the economic efficiency of the current biotechnological production processes with the fungus Aspergillus terreus has
Tobias Klement et al.
Microbial cell factories, 11, 43-43 (2012-04-07)
In the last years, the biotechnological production of platform chemicals for fuel components has become a major focus of interest. Although ligno-cellulosic material is considered as suitable feedstock, the almost inevitable pretreatment of this recalcitrant material may interfere with the
Graft copolymerization, characterization, and degradation of cassava starch-g-acrylamide itaconic acid superabsorbents
Lanthong P, et al.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 66(2), 229-245 (2006)
Jahminy Sasikaran et al.
Nature chemical biology, 10(5), 371-377 (2014-03-25)
Itaconate (methylenesuccinate) was recently identified as a mammalian metabolite whose production is substantially induced during macrophage activation. This compound is a potent inhibitor of isocitrate lyase, a key enzyme of the glyoxylate cycle, which is a pathway required for the
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