Oxalic Acid Dihydrate, PurTrace for Trace analysis, >=99.9999% (metals basis)

PurTrace


Synonym:  Ethanedioic acid
Linear Formula:  HO2CCO2H · 2H2O
Molecular Weight:  126.07 g/mol
CAS Number: 6153-56-6

Properties

Vapour pressure 0.0312 Pa (25 °C)
Water Solubility >100 g/l (25 °C)
Autoignition temp. >400 °C (1.013 hPa)
Assay Purity >=99.99 %
M pt. 98-100 °C
Density 1.65 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Form Solid

Safety Information

Hazard Statement(s) H302 + H312,H318
Precautionary Statement  P264 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P362 + P364
GHS Pictogram
Signal word Danger
HS Code 29171190
Storage Temp. Room Temperature
Storage Class 11 - Combustible Solids
UN Number NA

Description

Application
It is widely used for rust and scale removal in metal cleaning as a reducing agent in chemical synthesis in bleaching textileswood and as a mordant in dyeing.

Purpose
Its primary purpose is chelation of metal ions for descaling and purification leveraging strong dicarboxylic acidity to form soluble complexes.

General Description
Oxalic acid dihydrate is a white crystalline solid with molecular weight 126.07 gmol density 1.65 gcm3 and high water solubility featuring two water molecules in its monoclinic crystal lattice (space group P2n).