Fumaric Acid CAS#110-17-8
Versatile Applications: Fumaric acid is widely used in various industries, including food, coatings, resins, and plasticizers, making it a versatile raw material.
Food Industry Use: It is an effective souring agent for a wide range of products such as soft drinks, fruit juices, pickles, and ice cream.
Bubble Durability: It improves the bubble durability of solid beverage gas production agents, contributing to delicate product texture.
Fine Chemical Intermediate: As a key intermediate in the production of fine chemicals, fumaric acid is crucial for manufacturing high-quality derivatives like those of maleic anhydride.
Fumaric acid is a key organic chemical raw material and an important intermediate in the production of fine chemicals. It is also a significant derivative of maleic anhydride and is widely utilized in industries such as food, coatings, resins, and plasticizers. In the food sector, it serves as a souring agent in products like soft drinks, fruit juices, western-style wines, canned fruits, pickles, and ice cream. Additionally, when used as an agent for solid beverage gas production, it enhances bubble durability and contributes to a fine product texture.
Fumaric acid Chemical Properties
Melting point | 298-300 °C (subl.) (lit.) |
Boiling point | 137.07°C (rough estimate) |
density | 1.62 |
vapor pressure | 1.7 mm Hg ( 165 °C) |
refractive index | 1.5260 (estimate) |
FEMA | 2488 | FUMARIC ACID |
Fp | 230 °C |
storage temp. | Store below +30°C. |
solubility | 95% ethanol: soluble0.46g/10 mL, clear, colorless |
form | Fine Crystalline Powder |
pka | 3.02, 4.38(at 25℃) |
color | White |
PH | 3.19(1 mM solution);2.57(10 mM solution);2.03(100 mM solution); |
Odor | odorless |
Odor Type | odorless |
biological source | synthetic |
explosive limit | 40% |
Water Solubility | 0.63 g/100 mL (25 ºC) |
Merck | 14,4287 |
JECFA Number | 618 |
BRN | 605763 |
Stability: | Stable at room temperature. Decomposes at around 230 C. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, bases, reducing agents. Combustible. |
InChIKey | VZCYOOQTPOCHFL-OWOJBTEDSA-N |
LogP | -4.02 at 20℃ |
CAS DataBase Reference | 110-17-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference | Fumaric acid(110-17-8) |
EPA Substance Registry System | Fumaric acid (110-17-8) |
Safety Information
Hazard Codes | Xi |
Risk Statements | 36 |
Safety Statements | 26 |
RIDADR | UN 9126 |
WGK Germany | 1 |
RTECS | LS9625000 |
Autoignition Temperature | 375 °C |
TSCA | Yes |
HS Code | 29171900 |
Hazardous Substances Data | 110-17-8(Hazardous Substances Data) |
Toxicity | LD50 orally in Rabbit: 9300 mg/kg LD50 dermal Rabbit 20000 mg/kg |
Fumaric acid is a non-hygroscopic, strong acid with low solubility. It dissolves at a rate of 0.63 g per 100 ml of distilled water at 25°C. While it dissolves slowly in cold water, its solubility improves when mixed with dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate. Additionally, reducing the particle size increases its solubility. A quantity of 0.317 kg of fumaric acid can replace 0.453 kg of citric acid.
