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Properties of substance:

succinic acid

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless monoclinic crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C4H6O4

Structural formula as text:

HOOCCH2CH2COOH

Molar/atomic mass: 118.088

Melting point (°C):

183

Decomposition temperature (°C):

235

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: 4.89 (20°C) [Ref.]
ammonia liquid : insoluble [Ref.]
benzene: 0.0042 (28°C) [Ref.]
carbon tetrachloride: 0.00092 (28°C) [Ref.]
chloroform: 0.014 (28°C) [Ref.]
diethyl ether: 1.2 (15°C) [Ref.]
ethanol: 9.9 (5°C) [Ref.]
ethanol 50%: 13.7 (20°C) [Ref.]
ethanol 50%: 20.9 (30°C) [Ref.]
ethanol 90%: 7.51 (15°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 5.06 (-1°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 10.05 (20°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 11.9 (30°C) [Ref.]
formic acid 95%: 2.06 (18.5°C) [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : very soluble [Ref.]
i-butanol: 2.73 (21.5°C) [Ref.]
methanol: 10.51 (-1°C) [Ref.]
methanol: 19.4 (21.4°C) [Ref.]
methanol: 28.7 (39°C) [Ref.]
p-cymene: 0.02 (25°C) [Ref.]
propanol: 2.11 (-1°C) [Ref.]
propanol: 4.79 (21.5°C) [Ref.]
propanol: 7.53 (39°C) [Ref.]
toluene: 0.0038 (28°C) [Ref.]
water: 6.8 (20°C) [Ref.]
water: 121 (100°C) [Ref.]

Density:

1.563 (20°C, g/cm3)

Dissociation:

pKa (1) = 4.21 (25°C, water)
pKa (2) = 5.64 (25°C, water)

Dipole moment (D):

2.2 (20°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH (298 K, kJ/mol)

-940.4 (s) [Ref.]
-823 (g) [Ref.]

Standard molar entropy S (298 K, J/(mol·K))

167.3 (s) [Ref.]

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298 K, J/(mol·K))

152.9 (s) [Ref.]

LD50 (mg/kg):

2260 (rats, oral)
1400 (mice, intravenous)
2702 (mice, intraperitoneal)

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