DL-Malic acid, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
DL-Malic acid, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
DL-Malic acid, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
DL-Malic acid, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Thermo Scientific Chemicals

DL-Malic acid, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

CAS: 6915-15-7 | C4H6O5 | 134.087 g/mol
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ALFA17874.36500 g
Catalog number ALFA17874.36
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Specifications
Chemical Name or MaterialDL-Malic acid
CAS6915-15-7
Melting Point130°C to 133°C
Health Hazard 1H319
Health Hazard 3P264b-P280i-P305+P351+P338
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DL-Malic acid is used as a food additive. It is a component of some artificial vinegar flavors. Further, it is used in the preparation of chiral compounds, including κ-opioid rece. It is utilized for chiral resolution by ligand-exchange capillary electrophoresis.

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Applications
DL-Malic acid is used as a food additive. It is a component of some artificial vinegar flavors. Further, it is used in the preparation of chiral compounds, including κ-opioid rece. It is utilized for chiral resolution by ligand-exchange capillary electrophoresis.

Solubility
Soluble in acetone, ether, water, methanol and ethanol.

Notes
Incompatible with bases, oxidizing agents, reducing agents and alkali metals.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Zhang, Q.; Yang, Y.; Cheng, L.; Cao, C.; Ding, Z.; Wang, C.; Yang, W.; Hu, Y.; Li, Y. Thermodynamic models for determination of the solubility of dl-malic acid in methanol plus (acetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide, isopropyl alcohol) binary solvent mixtures. J. Chem. Thermodyn. 2015, 85, 148-154.
  2. Espinosa, K. C.; Cabrera, R. I. G.; López, A. B.; Roldán, M. A. T.; Cruz, N. A. V. Positive effect of reduced aeration rate on growth and stereospecificity of dl-malic acid consumption by Azospirillum brasilense: Improving the shelf life of a liquid inoculant formulation. J. Biotechnol. 2015, 195, 74-81.