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Fumaric acid CAS 110-17-8
Fumaric acid, also known as fumaric acid or fumaric acid, is naturally present in Corydalis yanhusuo, mushrooms, and fresh beef. The precipitate from water is a monoclinic needle shaped, prismatic, or leaf shaped white crystal or crystalline powder. Odorless, with a special sour taste, strong sour taste, about 1.5 times that of citric acid. Melting point 287 ℃, boiling point 290 ℃, sublimation above 200 ℃, dehydration to form maleic anhydride when heated to 230 ℃, co boiling with water to produce DL malic acid. Soluble in ethanol, slightly soluble in water and ether, insoluble in chloroform. The pH of a 3% aqueous solution is 2.0-2.5, which has strong buffering properties to maintain the pH of the aqueous solution at around 3.0. This product is non-toxic, with an oral LD508000mg/kg in rats.