Title: Ethyl Tartrate
CAS Registry Number: 87-91-2
CAS Name: (2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid diethyl ester
Additional Names: diethyl tartrate
Molecular Formula: C8H14O6
Molecular Weight: 206.19
Percent Composition: C 46.60%, H 6.84%, O 46.56%
Line Formula: C2H5OOCCH(OH)CH(OH)COOC2H5
Properties: Colorless, thick, oily liquid. d420 1.204. bp 280°; bp11 150°. mp 17°. [a]D20 +7.5°. nD20 1.4476. Slightly sol in water; miscible with alcohol or ether.
Melting point: mp 17°
Boiling point: bp 280°; bp11 150°
Optical Rotation: [a]D20 +7.5°
Index of refraction: nD20 1.4476
Density: d420 1.204 |