Tannic acid Basic information | |
Product Name: | Tannic acid |
CAS: | 1401-55-4 |
MF: | C76H52O46 |
MW: | 1701.2 |
EINECS: | 215-753-2 |
Mol File: | 1401-55-4.mol |
Tannic acid Chemical Properties | |
Melting point | 218 °C (lit.) |
Boiling point | 862.78°C (rough estimate) |
density | 1.2965 (rough estimate) |
FEMA | 3042 | TANNIC ACID (QUERCUS SPP.) |
refractive index | 1.7040 (estimate) |
Fp | 198°C |
storage temp. | Storage temperature: no restrictions. |
solubility | ethanol: soluble100mg/mL, yellow to brown |
form | Powder/Solid |
color | Yellow to light brown |
PH | 3.5 (100g/l, H2O, 20°C) |
Water Solubility | 250 g/L (20 ºC) |
Sensitive | Air & Light Sensitive |
Merck | 14,9052 |
BRN | 8186396 |
Stability: | Stable. Incompatible with metallic salts, strong oxidizing agents, iron and other heavy metals. |
InChIKey | LRBQNJMCXXYXIU-PPKXGCFTSA-N |
IARC | 3 (Vol. 10, Sup 7) 1987 |
EPA Substance Registry System | Tannic acid (1401-55-4) |
Analysis | Unit | Result | |||||
Physical Control | |||||||
Purity(Tannic acid on Dry Basis) | >= 90% | 90.50% | |||||
Appearance | Light brown powder | Conform | |||||
Odor | Proctically odourless | Conform | |||||
Taste | Neutral / Slight astringent taste | Conform | |||||
Solubility | Very soluble in water. freely soluble in acetone, in alcohol. | Conform | |||||
Loss On Drying | <= 9.0% | 8.10% | |||||
Residue On Ignition | <= 1.0% | 0.80% | |||||
Arsenic | <= 3.0ppm | Conform | |||||
Lead | <= 2.0ppm | Conform | |||||
Heavy Metal (Pb) | <= 20ppm | Conform | |||||
Gums, Dextrin Test | No turbidity | Conform | |||||
Resins Test | No turbidity | Conform | |||||
Gallic Acid | <= 4.0% | 2.50% |