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Ascorbic acid

Catalog No. Ascorbic_acid Name Wikipedia.org
CAS Number 50-81-7 Website http://www.wikipedia.org/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(5R)-5-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one
IUPAC Traditional name
vitamin C
Synonyms
Vitamin C

DATABASE IDS

CHEBI ID 29073
FEMA ID 2109
Unique Ingredient Identifier PQ6CK8PD0R
Wikipedia Title Ascorbic_acid
ATC CODE A11GA01
PubChem CID 5785
CAS Number 50-81-7
ATC CODE G01AD03
EC Number 200-066-2
CHEMBL 196
Chemspider ID 10189562
ATC CODE S01XA15
KEGG ID D00018

PROPERTIES

pKa 4.10 (first), 11.6 (second)
Apperance White or light yellow solid
Density 1.65 g/cm3
Melting Point 190 - 192°C (decomp.)
Solubility 330 g/L in water
Solubility 20 g/L in ethanol
Solubility 10 g/L in glycerol
Solubility 50 g/L in propylene glycol
Solubility insoluble in diethyl ether, chloroform, benzene, petroleum ether, oils, fats in other solvents
LD50 11.9 g/kg (oral, rat)
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