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== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
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* Combustible. Flash point = 203 C ( 397 F) 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/92701.htm MSDS]
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
 
Soluble in ethanol. Slightly soluble in water, ether. Insoluble in chloroform.
 
Soluble in ethanol. Slightly soluble in water, ether. Insoluble in chloroform.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Combustible. Flash point = 203 C ( 397 F) 
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/92701.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 17
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 17
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* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9031
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9031
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suberic_acid (Accessed Jan. 15, 2006)
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suberic_acid (Accessed Jan. 15, 2006)
  
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

Latest revision as of 13:19, 6 June 2022

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


Risks

  • Combustible. Flash point = 203 C ( 397 F)
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

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

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

Resources and Citations

  • 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