fumaric acid
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
110-17-8
        
[ Name ]:
 fumaric acid
        
[Synonym ]:
                
                U-1149
                
                
            
                
                FEMA 2488
                
                
            
                
                FUMARSAEURE
                
                
            
                
                but-2-en-1,4-dioic acid
                
                
            
                
                TMEDA
                
                
            
                
                trans-2-Butenedioic Acid
                
                
            
                
                Fumarsure
                
                
            
                
                trans-butenedioic acid
                
                
            
                
                Fumaric acid
                
                
            
                
                fumaric
                
                
            
                
                EINECS 203-743-0
                
                
            
                
                MFCD00002700
                
                
            
                
                Boletic acid
                
                
                
                
    
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.5±0.1 g/cm3
            
[ Boiling Point ]:
355.5±25.0 °C at 760 mmHg
            
[ Melting Point ]:
298-300 °C (subl.)(lit.)
            
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C4H4O4
            
[ Molecular Weight ]:
116.072
            
[ Flash Point ]:
183.0±19.7 °C
            
[ Exact Mass ]:
116.010956
            
[ PSA ]:
74.60000
            
[ LogP ]:
-0.01
            
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±1.7 mmHg at 25°C
            
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.526
            
[ Stability ]:
Stable at room temperature. Decomposes at around 230 C. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, bases, reducing agents. Combustible.
            
[ Water Solubility ]:
0.63 g/100 mL (25 ºC)
            
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
 - LS9625000
 
- CHEMICAL NAME :
 - Fumaric acid
 
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
 - 110-17-8
 
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
 - 0605763
 
- LAST UPDATED :
 - 199710
 
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
 - 14
 
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
 - C4-H4-O4
 
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
 - 116.08
 
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
 - QV1U1VQ -T
 
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - Standard Draize test
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Administration onto the skin
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rabbit
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - Standard Draize test
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Administration into the eye
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rabbit
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Oral
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rat
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 9300 mg/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intraperitoneal
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rat
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 587 mg/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Gastrointestinal - other changes Liver - other changes Blood - hemorrhage
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Unreported
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rat
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 6800 mg/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise specified Behavioral - excitement Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intraperitoneal
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - mouse
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 100 mg/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Unreported
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - mouse
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 5 gm/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise specified Behavioral - excitement Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Oral
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rabbit
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 5 gm/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
MUTATION DATA
- TEST SYSTEM :
 - Rodent - rat
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 40 mg/kg
 
- REFERENCE :
 - JJCREP Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. BV, POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.76- 1985- Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,750,1986 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 33940 No. of Facilities: 2317 (estimated) No. of Industries: 27 No. of Occupations: 44 No. of Employees: 30637 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 33940 No. of Facilities: 5692 (estimated) No. of Industries: 40 No. of Occupations: 58 No. of Employees: 136448 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 48919 (estimated)
 
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
                
                
                GHS07
            
[ Signal Word ]: 
Warning
            
[ Hazard Statements ]:
 H319
            
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
 P305 + P351 + P338
            
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
 dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves
            
[ Hazard Codes ]:
 Xi:Irritant
            
[ Risk Phrases ]:
 R36
            
[ Safety Phrases ]:
 S26
            
[ RIDADR ]: 
UN 9126
            
[ WGK Germany ]: 
1
            
[ RTECS ]: 
LS9625000
            
[ HS Code ]:
 2942000000
            
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2942000000
Articles
Bioresour. Technol. 180 , 119-27, (2015)
In this work, wheat bran (WB) was utilized as feedstock to synthesize fumaric acid by Rhizopus oryzae. Firstly, the pretreatment process of WB by dilute sulfuric acid hydrolysis undertaken at 100°C fo...
J. Inherit. Metab. Dis. 16(4) , 648-69, (1993)
Concentrations of organic acids in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) appear to be directly dependent upon their rate of production in the brain. There is evidence that the net release of short-chain monocarbo...
Nucleic Acids Res. 37(Database issue) , D603-10, (2009)
The Human Metabolome Database (HMDB, http://www.hmdb.ca) is a richly annotated resource that is designed to address the broad needs of biochemists, clinical chemists, physicians, medical geneticists, ...