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Properties of substance:

sulfoacetic acid

Synonyms:

sulphoacetic acid
sulfoethanoic acid

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

tables crystals

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

C2H4O5S

Structural formula as text:

HO3SCH2COOH

Melting point (°C):

86

Boiling point (°C):

245

Decomposition temperature (°C):

245

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: very soluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: insoluble [Ref.]
ethanol: very soluble [Ref.]
water: soluble [Ref.]

Not numerical data:

hygroscopic

Reactions:

  1. [Ref.1]
    2HO3SCH2COOH → CH3COOH + CO2 + CH2(SO3H)2

LD50 (mg/kg):

3160 (rats, oral)

References:

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 95ed. - CRC Press, 2014. - pp. 3-490
  2. Dictionary of organic compounds. - Vol. 3, naphthacarbazole - zygadenine. - М.: ИИЛ, 1949. - pp. 650
  3. Lewis R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. - 12ed., Vol. 1-5. - Wiley, 2012. - pp. 4100
  4. The Merck Index 11th ed., Merck & Company, 1989. - pp. 1414
  5. Справочник химика. - Т. 2. - Л.-М.: Химия, 1964. - pp. 1026-1027 [Russian]
  6. Сьютер Ч. Химия органических соединений серы. - Ч. 1. - М.: ИИЛ, 1950. - pp. 165-166 [Russian]

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