(R,R)-Tartaric Acid - The NIST WebBook

(R,R)-Tartaric acid

• Formula: C4H6O6
• Molecular weight: 150.0868
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6O6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t1-,2-/m0/s1 Copy
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: FEWJPZIEWOKRBE-LWMBPPNESA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 87-69-4
• Chemical structure: This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file View 3d structure (requires JavaScript / HTML 5)
• Stereoisomers:
  • DL-Tartaric acid
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, [S-(R*,R*)]-
  • mesotartaric acid
• Other names: Tartaric Acid; Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- [R-(R*,R*)]-; Tartaric acid, L-(+)-; (+)-Tartaric acid; (R,R)-(+)-Tartaric acid; (2R,3R)-Tartaric acid; Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-; L-(+)-Tartaric acid; L-Tartaric acid; Natural tartaric acid; Succinic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy; Threaric acid; 1,2-Dihydroxyethane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid; (2R,3R)-(+)-Tartaric acid; (+)-(2R,3R)-Tartaric acid; Dextrotartaric acid; Malic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (L)-; Tartaric acid, (L)-; 2,3-Dihydroxysuccinic acid, (2R,3R)-; 2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid; Kyselina 2,3-dihydroxybutandiova; Kyselina vinna; (+)-(R,R)-Tartaric acid; (+)-L-Tartaric acid; Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-; d-Tartaric acid; NSC 62778; Baros (Salt/Mix)
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments: ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
ΔcH°solid	-277.08	kcal/mol	Ccb	Swietoslawski and Starczewska, 1928	Heat of combustion corrected for constant pressure; Corresponding ΔfHºsolid = -304.07 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Cp,solid (cal/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
44.10	323.	Satoh and Sogabe, 1939	T = 0 to 100°C. Mean value.; DH

References

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Swietoslawski and Starczewska, 1928 Swietoslawski, W.; Starczewska, H., Influence of certain corrections on the results of measurements of the heat of combustion of organic substances, Bull. Int. Acad. Pol. Sci. Lett. Cl. Med., 1928, 85-97. [all data]

Satoh and Sogabe, 1939 Satoh, S.; Sogabe, T., The specific heats of some solid aliphatic acids and their ammonium salts and the atomic heat of nitrogen, Sci. Pap. Inst. Phys. Chem. Res. (Tokyo), 1939, 36, 97-105. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions

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