Product Name

L-Ascorbic acid, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, Ph. Eur., 99.7-100.5% (oxidimetric)

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

200

grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Agency

Ph. Eur.
USP/NF
reag. ISO

Assay

99.7-100.5% (oxidimetric)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]20/D +20.5 to +21.5°, c = 10% in H₂O

technique(s)

IR spectroscopy: suitable

impurities

related substances, in accordance (HPLC)
≤0.001% heavy metals (by ICP-OES)

ign. residue

≤0.05% (as SO₄)

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying, 105 °C

pH

2.1-2.6 (20 °C, 5%)

mp

190-192 °C ((decomp)) (lit.)
190-194 °C (dec.)

solubility

water: soluble 176 g/L at 20 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg
sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤20 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤1 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤2 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤10 mg/kg

suitability

complies for appearance of solution
passes test for identity (IR)

application(s)

cell analysis

functional group

ester
hydroxyl
ketone

SMILES string

OC([C@]([C@@H](O)CO)([H])O1)=C(O)C1=O

InChI

1S/C6H8O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2,5,7-10H,1H2/t2-,5+/m0/s1

InChI key

CIWBSHSKHKDKBQ-JLAZNSOCSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SLC23A2(9962)