Properties of tartaric acid

Thermophysical properties for tartaric acid (CAS: 133-37-9). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 4, H: 6, O: 6
  • CAS
    133-37-9
  • Formula
    C4H6O6
  • ID
    133-37-9
  • InChI
    C4H6O6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
  • InChI Key
    FEWJPZIEWOKRBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    2,3-bis(oxidanyl)butanedioic acid
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    150.087
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    875
  • SMILES
    C(C(C(=O)O)O)(C(=O)O)O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    2.011
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    51.8
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    554.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.305
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    169
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    492.47

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -45.9893
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00333459
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1839.71
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    1488.42
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    2.2339e+5
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
  • Kinematic viscosity
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    146.296
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.081582
  • Parachor
    5.4730e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00373
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    5.5582e-17
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    386.024
  • Solubility parameter
    4.9271e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.84152
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.97474
  • Surface tension
    0.128908
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    210
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0426357
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.271318

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential