Skip to Content
Merck

33034

L-Ascorbic acid

ACS reagent grade, 99.7-100.5% (oxidimetric), solid, suitable for IR spectroscopy, puriss. p.a., reag. ISO, Ph. Eur.

Synonym(s):

L-Threoascorbic acid, Antiscorbutic factor, Vitamin C

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

Change View

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H8O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
176.12
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
200-066-2
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
84272
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist


Product Name

L-Ascorbic acid, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, Ph. Eur., 99.7-100.5% (oxidimetric)

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

agency

Ph. Eur., USP/NF, reag. ISO

grade

ACS reagent, puriss. p.a.

assay

99.7-100.5% (oxidimetric)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]20/D +20.5 to +21.5°, c = 10% in H2O

technique(s)

IR spectroscopy: suitable

impurities

related substances, in accordance (HPLC), ≤0.001% heavy metals (by ICP-OES)

ign. residue

≤0.05% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying, 105 °C

pH

2.1-2.6 (20 °C, 5%)

mp

190-192 °C ((decomp)) (lit.), 190-194 °C (dec.)

solubility

water: soluble 176 g/L at 20 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤20 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤1 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤2 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤10 mg/kg

suitability

complies for appearance of solution, passes test for identity (IR)

application(s)

cell analysis

functional group

ester, hydroxyl, ketone

SMILES string

OC([C@]([C@@H](O)CO)([H])O1)=C(O)C1=O

InChI

1S/C6H8O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2,5,7-10H,1H2/t2-,5+/m0/s1

InChI key

CIWBSHSKHKDKBQ-JLAZNSOCSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SLC23A2(9962)

General description

L-Ascorbic acid or vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin found in various foodstuffs. Benefits of vitamin C may include protection against immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, hyperpigmentation, skin protection, anti-aging, iron absorption, and red blood cell production. It is also useful in the biosynthesis of collagen, L-carnitine, and neurotransmitters.

Application

L-Ascorbic acid has been used as an analytical interfering substance in glycated albumin (GA) enzymatic assay.


Still not finding the right product?

Explore all of our products under L-Ascorbic acid


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library