Pyruvic Acid

• Catalog Number: ACM127173
• Product Name: Pyruvic Acid
• CAS: 127-17-3
• Category: Heterocyclic Organic Compound
• Description: Pyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH) is the simplest of the alpha-keto acids, with a carboxylic acid and a ketone functional group. Pyruvate, the conjugate base, CH3COCOO−, is an intermediate in several metabolic pathways throughout the cell.
• Synonyms: α-Ketopropionic acid
• IUPAC Name: 2-Oxopropanoic acid
• Molecular Weight: 88.06
• Molecular Formula: C3H4O3
• Canonical SMILES: CC(=O)C(=O)O
• InChI: InChI=1S/C3H4O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h1H3,(H,5,6)
• InChI Key: LCTONWCANYUPML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Boiling Point: 165 °C(lit.)
• Melting Point: 11-12 °C(lit.)
• Flash Point: 183 °F
• Density: 1.267 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
• Solubility: Miscible with chloroform and methanol
• Appearance: Liquid
• Storage: 2-8 °C
• Assay: 0.99
• Complexity: 84
• Exact Mass: 88.016043985
• Hazard Statements: C
• Monoisotopic Mass: 88.016043985
• Packaging: 1 ton
• Physical State: Liquid
• pKa: 2.39(at 25 °C)
• Refractive Index: n20/D 1.428(lit.)
• Safety Description: 26-36/37/39-45-25-27
• Stability: Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases. Refrigerate.
• Storage Conditions: 2-8 °C
• Supplemental Hazard Statements: H227-H318-H314
• Symbol: GHS05
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 54.4 Ų