Citric acid info:
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IUPAC name
Citric acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
2-Hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
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Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
DrugBank | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.973 |
EC Number |
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E number | E330 (antioxidants, ...) |
KEGG | |
PubChem CID
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RTECS number |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C6H8O7 | |
Molar mass | 192.123 g/mol (anhydrous), 210.14 g/mol (monohydrate)[2] |
Appearance | white solid |
Odor | Odorless |
Density | 1.665 g/cm3 (anhydrous) 1.542 g/cm3 (18 °C, monohydrate) |
Melting point | 156 °C (313 °F; 429 K) |
Boiling point | 310 °C (590 °F; 583 K) decomposes from 175 °C[3] |
54% w/w (10 °C) 59.2% w/w (20 °C) 64.3% w/w (30 °C) 68.6% w/w (40 °C) 70.9% w/w (50 °C) 73.5% w/w (60 °C) 76.2% w/w (70 °C) 78.8% w/w (80 °C) 81.4% w/w (90 °C) 84% w/w (100 °C)[4] |
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Solubility | Soluble in acetone, alcohol, ether, ethyl acetate, DMSO Insoluble in C 6H 6, CHCl3, CS2, toluene[3] |
Solubility in ethanol | 62 g/100 g (25 °C)[3] |
Solubility in amyl acetate | 4.41 g/100 g (25 °C)[3] |
Solubility in diethyl ether | 1.05 g/100 g (25 °C)[3] |
Solubility in 1,4-dioxane | 35.9 g/100 g (25 °C)[3] |
log P | −1.64 |
Acidity (pKa) | pKa1 = 3.13[5] pKa2 = 4.76[5] pKa3 = 6.39,[6] 6.40[7] |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.493–1.509 (20 °C)[4] 1.46 (150 °C)[3] |
Viscosity | 6.5 cP (50% aq. sol.)[4] |
Structure | |
Monoclinic | |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C)
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226.51 J/(mol·K) (26.85 °C) |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
252.1 J/(mol·K) |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−1543.8 kJ/mol |
1985.3 kJ/mol (474.5 kcal/mol, 2.47 kcal/g), 1960.6 kJ/mol 1972.34 kJ/mol (471.4 kcal/mol, 2.24 kcal/g) (monohydrate) |
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Pharmacology | |
A09AB04 (WHO) | |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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Skin and eye irritant |
GHS labelling: | |
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Warning | |
H290, H319, H315 | |
P305+P351+P338 | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Flash point | 155 °C (311 °F; 428 K) |
345 °C (653 °F; 618 K) | |
Explosive limits | 8%[5] |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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3000 mg/kg (rats, oral) |