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Specification Sheet

Product Name
D-(−)-Isoascorbic acid 98%

Product Number
856061

Product Brand
ALDRICH

CAS Number
89-65-6

Molecular Weight
176.12

Test

Specification

APPEARANCEWHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER
INFRARED SPECTRUMCONFORMS TO STRUCTURE.
TITRATION97.5% - 102.5% (WITH NAOH)
OPTICAL ROTATION-16.8(+/- 1.5) DEGREES (C=2%, H2O)
GAS LIQUID97.5% (MINIMUM)
SOLUBILITY50 MG/ML H2O; CLEAR, COLORLESS SOLUTION
 REVISED OCTOBER 11, 2000 JSB