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3,4-Dihydroxy-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione

Catalog No. A15169 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 2892-51-5 Website
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Purity 98+% Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
3,4-二羟基-3-环丁烯-1,2-二酮
IUPAC name
dihydroxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione
IUPAC Traditional name
squaric acid
Synonyms
Squaric acid

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 2892-51-5
EC Number 220-761-4
MDL Number MFCD00001334
Beilstein Number 774275

PROPERTIES

Purity 98+%
Flash Point 190°C(374°F)
Melting Point >300°C
GHS Pictograms GHS05
GHS Hazard statements H314-H318
European Hazard Symbols Corrosive Corrosive (C)
GHS Precautionary statements P260-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338-P301+P330+P331-P405-P501A
Risk Statements 34
RTECS GU1800000
Safety Statements 20-26-36/37/39-45
TSCA Listed
Hazard Class 8
UN Number UN3261
Packing Group II

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • For reviews of squaric acid and its derivatives, see: Synthesis, 1, 649, 869 (1978); 961 (1980). See also: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin 1, 263 (1993).
  • Interesting dibasic acid, readily forming salts, acid chloride, esters, amides, etc. Esters of squaric acid have been used to synthesize chiral bioisosteres for the amino acid functionality: J. Org. Chem., 57, 6896 (1992).