- Chemical name: 2,3-dihydroxy succinic acid

- Synonymos:

- Structural Formula:



- Molecular formula:..............................C4H6O6-nH2O (n=1,n=0)

- CAS No: [133-37-9]

- Molecular Weight:...............................168.11(hrdrous); 150.09(anhydrous)


- Grade:....................Pharmaceutical grade, Foods grade, Industry grade
- Appearance.....................White crystal powder
- Assay...................................................99.7%; 99.5%; 98.5%
- Melt Point...............................200-206C
- Sulfate.............................................0.040%max.
- Pb...............................................................................10ppm
- As...........................................2ppm
- Loss on drying...........................................0.3-0.5%max.

- Properties : Colorless crystals or white crystals, stable in the air, dissolvable in the water, ethanol and ethyl ether.


- Use : More used in manufacture of the tartrates and used in the industry of the electroplates, chemical fertilizers,tanning, glasses, foods, pharmaceuticals and so on.