Succinic anhydride

Succinic anhydride
Skeletal formula of succinic anhydride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Oxolane-2,5-dione[1]
Other names
3,4-Dihydrofuran-2,5-dione, Butanedioic anhydride[1]
Dihydrofuran-2,5-dione
Succinic acid anhydride
Succinyl oxide
Dihydro-2,5-furandione
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H4O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7-3/h1-2H2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C4H4O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7-3/h1-2H2
    Key: RINCXYDBBGOEEQ-UHFFFAOYAN
  • O=C1OC(=O)CC1
Properties
C4H4O3
Molar mass 100.073 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless crystalline needles[2]
Density 1.23 g/cm3[2]
Melting point 119 to 120 °C (246 to 248 °F; 392 to 393 K)[3]
Boiling point 261 °C (502 °F; 534 K)[2]
Decomposes
-47.5·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Flash point 147 °C (297 °F; 420 K)[4]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
1510 mg/kg (oral, rat)[4]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Succinic anhydride, is an organic compound with the molecular formula (CH2CO)2O. This colorless solid is the acid anhydride of succinic acid.

  1. ^ a b "Front Matter". Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 835. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  2. ^ a b c Record of CAS RN 108-30-5 in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 27 April 2010.
  3. ^ McLean, Andrew; Adams, Roger (1936). "Succinic-α-d2,α'-d2 Acid and its Derivatives". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 58 (5): 804. doi:10.1021/ja01296a038.
  4. ^ a b Chemical data