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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Colorless crystals obtained from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=castor%20oil castor oil] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cork cork]. Suberic acid is used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plasticizer plasticizers] and as an ingredient in the manufacture of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plastic plastics].
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Colorless crystals obtained from [[castor%20oil|castor oil]] and [[cork|cork]]. Suberic acid is used as a [[plasticizer|plasticizers]] and as an ingredient in the manufacture of [[plastic|plastics]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 12:36, 10 May 2016

Description

Colorless crystals obtained from Castor oil and Cork. Suberic acid is used as a plasticizers and as an ingredient in the manufacture of plastics.

Synonyms and Related Terms

acid of cork; octanedioic acid; 1,6-hexanedicarboxylic acid

Chemical structure

Suberic acid.jpg


Other Properties

Soluble in ethanol. Slightly soluble in water, ether. Insoluble in chloroform.

Composition HOOC(CH2)6COOH
CAS 505-48-6
Melting Point 140-144
Molecular Weight mol. wt.=174.20
Boiling Point 279

Hazards and Safety

Combustible. Flash point = 203 C ( 397 F)

Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 17
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 9031
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985

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