Languages
Animal Nutrition & Feed
Home    |    Animal Nutrition & Feed

Dl-Tartaric Acid

 
 
Production information
PROPERTIES   &  USAGE
Properties   Usage
Chemical formula C4H6O6 (Basic formula) production of effervescent salts
  HO2CCH(OH)CH(OH)CO2H(Structural formula) expectorant
Density 1.79 g/mL (H2O) industrial use
Melting point 171 to 174 °C (340 to 345 °F; 444 to 447 K) (L or D-tartaric; pure)  
  206 °C (DL, racemic)  
  165–166 °C ("meso-anhydrous")146–148 °C (meso-hydrous)  
Molar mass 150.087 g/mol