Diethyl tartrate

CAS Registry Number®

87-91-2

CAS Name

Diethyl tartrate

Molecular Formula

C8H14O6

Molecular Mass

206.19

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    133-135 °C @ Press: 1 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    17 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.20539 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C; Press: Atm pressure

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H14O6/c1-3-13-7(11)5(9)6(10)8(12)14-4-2/h5-6,9-10H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t5-,6-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=YSAVZVORKRDODB-PHDIDXHHSA-N

SMILES

[C@@H]([C@H](C(OCC)=O)O)(C(OCC)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCC)C(O)C(O)C(=O)OCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, 1,4-diethyl ester
  • Tartaric acid, diethyl ester
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-[R-(R*,R*)]-, diethyl ester
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, diethyl ester
  • Diethyl tartrate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

128851-23-0, 608-84-4, 45119-64-0, 66473-11-8, 168979-76-8, 181628-97-7

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