1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid, 98+%

Product Code.	Quantity	unitSize
11447957	100 g	100g
11457957	500 g	500g

Product Code. 11447957 Supplier Thermo Scientific Alfa Aesar Supplier No. A16612.22

Description

CAS: 1703-58-8 | C8H10O8 | 234.16 g/mol

1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid is used as a cross linking agent to prepare cotton cellulose in order to improve anti-prilling and flame retardant properties. It is used as a spacer in the cross-linking of titania nanoparticles to cotton. Further, it is used as a nonformaldehyde durable press finishing agent.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications
1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid is used as a cross linking agent to prepare cotton cellulose in order to improve anti-prilling and flame retardant properties. It is used as a spacer in the cross-linking of titania nanoparticles to cotton. Further, it is used as a nonformaldehyde durable press finishing agent.

Solubility
Soluble in water and ethanol.

Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 1703-58-8
• Molecular Formula: C8H10O8
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 234.16
• MDL Number: MFCD00002722
• InChI Key: GGAUUQHSCNMCAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Synonym: 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid, butanetetracarboxylic acid, dsstox_cid_4670, dsstox_rid_77494, dsstox_gsid_24670, 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic, meso-1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid, acmc-20abw3, ksc176c1b, ggauuqhscnmcau-uhfffaoysa
• PubChem CID: 15560
• IUPAC Name: butane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid
• SMILES: C(C(C(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O

• Melting Point: ∼190°C to 195°C (decomposition)
• Quantity: 100 g
• Beilstein: 1729167
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water and ethanol.
• Formula Weight: 234.16
• Percent Purity: ≥98%
• Chemical Name or Material: 1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid

Safety and Handling

Product Identifier

• 1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid

Signal Word

• Danger

Hazard Category

• Acute toxicity Category 4
• Serious eye damage/eye irritation Category 1

Hazard Statement

• H302-Harmful if swallowed.
• H318-Causes serious eye damage.

Precautionary Statement

• P280-Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
• P301+P330+P331-IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting.
• P305+P351+P338-IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
• P310-Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/.

Supplemental information

• MIXTURE LIST-Contains : 1,2,3,4-Butanetetracarboxylic acid

SDS

RUO – Research Use Only