Cream of tartar (CAS 868-14-4) — formula C4H6O6, molecular weight 150.09; category organic chemicals.
| CAS Number | 868-14-4 |
|---|---|
| Molecular Formula | C4H6O6 |
| Molecular Weight | 150.09 |
| Melting Point | 169 °C |
| LogP | -1.2 |
| Applications | Uses: Used as a synergist for antioxidants, acid, emulsifier, sequestrant, and flavoring agent, [JECFA], Levo form of dextrorotatory tartaric acid, Found throughout nature and classified as a fruit acid, Used in soft drinks and foods, as an acidulant, complexing agent, pharmaceutic aid (buffering agent), in photography, tanning, ceramics, and to make tartrates, Diethyl and dibutyl ester derivatives are commercially significant for use in lacquers and in textile printing, [Merck Index] Used as an intermediate, in construction and ceramics applications, in cleaning products, cosmetics, personal care products, and metal surface treatments (including galvanic and electroplating products), [ECHA REACH Registrations] Used as a flavoring agent, anticaking agent, drying agent, firming agent, humectant, leavening agent, and pH control agent for foods, [FDA] Permitted for use as an inert ingredient in non-food pesticide products, [EPA], Electroplating [Category: Plate], Painting (Pigments, Binders, and Biocides) [Category: Paint], Leather Tanning and Processing [Category: Industry], Photographic Processing [Category: Other], Textiles (Printing, Dyeing, or Finishing) [Category: Industry], Use (kg, approx.) in Germany (2009): >1000, Consumption (g per capita, approx.) in Germany (2009): 0.0122, Calculated removal (%): 92.1, Use Classification: EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Processing Aids and Additives, Safer Chemical Classes -> Green half-circle - The chemical is expected to be of low concern, Fragrance Ingredients, Flavouring Agent -> FLAVOURING_AGENTFood Additives -> ACID, ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST, EMULSIFIER, SEQUESTRANT, SYNERGIST -> JECFA Functional Classes, Flavoring Agents -> JECFA Flavorings Index, Cosmetics -> Buffering, Industry Uses: Other, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Cleaning agent, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, The authors report that the electrowinning of ternary lithium-ion battery leachates using tartaric acid achieves 99.1% cobalt purity in a batch mode, and high puriity and high recovery of metallic cobalt, nickel, and manganese dioxide in a scalable flow system., Consumer Uses: Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Household Products: Information on 7 consumer products that contain Tartaric acid in the following categories is provided:, • Inside the Home, • Personal Care, U.S. Production: 2023: 100, 000 - <250, 000 lb, 2022: 250, 000 - <550, 2021: 50, 2020: 250, General Manufacturing Information: Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing, Construction, Adhesive Manufacturing, Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing, Butanedioic acid, 2, 3-dihydroxy- (2R, 3R)-: ACTIVE |
| Category | Organic Chemicals |
Documented applications: Uses: Used as a synergist for antioxidants, acid, emulsifier, sequestrant, and flavoring agent, [JECFA], Levo form of dextrorotatory tartaric acid, Found throughout nature and classified as a fruit acid, Used in soft drinks and foods, as an acidulant, complexing agent, pharmaceutic aid (buffering agent), in photography, tanning, ceramics, and to make tartrates, Diethyl and dibutyl ester derivatives are commercially significant for use in lacquers and in textile printing, [Merck Index] Used as an intermediate, in construction and ceramics applications, in cleaning products, cosmetics, personal care products, and metal surface treatments (including galvanic and electroplating products), [ECHA REACH Registrations] Used as a flavoring agent, anticaking agent, drying agent, firming agent, humectant, leavening agent, and pH control agent for foods, [FDA] Permitted for use as an inert ingredient in non-food pesticide products, [EPA], Electroplating [Category: Plate], Painting (Pigments, Binders, and Biocides) [Category: Paint], Leather Tanning and Processing [Category: Industry], Photographic Processing [Category: Other], Textiles (Printing, Dyeing, or Finishing) [Category: Industry], Use (kg, approx.) in Germany (2009): >1000, Consumption (g per capita, approx.) in Germany (2009): 0.0122, Calculated removal (%): 92.1, Use Classification: EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Processing Aids and Additives, Safer Chemical Classes -> Green half-circle - The chemical is expected to be of low concern, Fragrance Ingredients, Flavouring Agent -> FLAVOURING_AGENTFood Additives -> ACID, ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST, EMULSIFIER, SEQUESTRANT, SYNERGIST -> JECFA Functional Classes, Flavoring Agents -> JECFA Flavorings Index, Cosmetics -> Buffering, Industry Uses: Other, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Cleaning agent, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, The authors report that the electrowinning of ternary lithium-ion battery leachates using tartaric acid achieves 99.1% cobalt purity in a batch mode, and high puriity and high recovery of metallic cobalt, nickel, and manganese dioxide in a scalable flow system., Consumer Uses: Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Household Products: Information on 7 consumer products that contain Tartaric acid in the following categories is provided:, • Inside the Home, • Personal Care, U.S. Production: 2023: 100, 000 - <250, 000 lb, 2022: 250, 000 - <550, 2021: 50, 2020: 250, General Manufacturing Information: Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing, Construction, Adhesive Manufacturing, Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing, Butanedioic acid, 2, 3-dihydroxy- (2R, 3R)-: ACTIVE.
Cream of tartar is a carbon-based organic compound with CAS registry number 868-14-4 and molecular formula C4H6O6 (molecular weight 150.09), belonging to the organic chemicals segment of chemical raw materials.
CAS number: 868-14-4
Its molecular formula C4H6O6 comprises 4 C, 6 H, 6 O atoms.
Also known as: Cream of tartar · Potassium bitartrate
Category: organic chemicals
The CAS registry number of Cream of tartar is 868-14-4.
Molecular formula C4H6O6, molecular weight 150.09.
It is also registered under: Cream of tartar, Potassium bitartrate.
Recorded applications: Uses: Used as a synergist for antioxidants, acid, emulsifier, sequestrant, and flavoring agent, [JECFA], Levo form of dextrorotatory tartaric acid, Found throughout nature and classified as a fruit acid, Used in soft drinks and foods, as an acidulant, complexing agent, pharmaceutic aid (buffering agent), in photography, tanning, ceramics, and to make tartrates, Diethyl and dibutyl ester derivatives are commercially significant for use in lacquers and in textile printing, [Merck Index] Used as an intermediate, in construction and ceramics applications, in cleaning products, cosmetics, personal care products, and metal surface treatments (including galvanic and electroplating products), [ECHA REACH Registrations] Used as a flavoring agent, anticaking agent, drying agent, firming agent, humectant, leavening agent, and pH control agent for foods, [FDA] Permitted for use as an inert ingredient in non-food pesticide products, [EPA], Electroplating [Category: Plate], Painting (Pigments, Binders, and Biocides) [Category: Paint], Leather Tanning and Processing [Category: Industry], Photographic Processing [Category: Other], Textiles (Printing, Dyeing, or Finishing) [Category: Industry], Use (kg, approx.) in Germany (2009): >1000, Consumption (g per capita, approx.) in Germany (2009): 0.0122, Calculated removal (%): 92.1, Use Classification: EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Processing Aids and Additives, Safer Chemical Classes -> Green half-circle - The chemical is expected to be of low concern, Fragrance Ingredients, Flavouring Agent -> FLAVOURING_AGENTFood Additives -> ACID, ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIST, EMULSIFIER, SEQUESTRANT, SYNERGIST -> JECFA Functional Classes, Flavoring Agents -> JECFA Flavorings Index, Cosmetics -> Buffering, Industry Uses: Other, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Cleaning agent, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, The authors report that the electrowinning of ternary lithium-ion battery leachates using tartaric acid achieves 99.1% cobalt purity in a batch mode, and high puriity and high recovery of metallic cobalt, nickel, and manganese dioxide in a scalable flow system., Consumer Uses: Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Household Products: Information on 7 consumer products that contain Tartaric acid in the following categories is provided:, • Inside the Home, • Personal Care, U.S. Production: 2023: 100, 000 - <250, 000 lb, 2022: 250, 000 - <550, 2021: 50, 2020: 250, General Manufacturing Information: Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing, Construction, Adhesive Manufacturing, Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing, Butanedioic acid, 2, 3-dihydroxy- (2R, 3R)-: ACTIVE.
Category: Organic Chemicals.
Independent reference data for Cream of tartar (CAS 868-14-4), compiled from public chemistry databases.
| CAS Registry Number | 868-14-4 |
|---|---|
| PubChem CID | 444305 |
| Molecular formula | C4H6O6 |
| IUPAC name | (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid |
| UNII (FDA) | 4J4Z8788N8 |
| FEMA number | 3044 |
| JECFA number | 621 |
| Molecular Weight | 150.09 |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | -1.9 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 4 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 6 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 3 |
| Exact Mass | 150.01643791 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 150.01643791 |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 115 |
| Heavy Atom Count | 10 |
| Melting Point | 169 °C |
|---|---|
| Melting Point | 206 °C |
| Flash Point | 210 °C c.c. |
| Solubility | 582 mg/mL at 20 °C |
| Density | 1.76 @25 °C |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.00000015 [mmHg] |
| LogP | -1.2 |
| Autoignition Temperature | 425 °C |
| Collision Cross Section | 118.3 Ų [M-H]- |
L-tartaric acid; 87-69-4; L-(+)-Tartaric acid; L(+)-Tartaric acid; tartaric acid; (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxysuccinic acid; (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid; (+)-Tartaric acid; (+)-L-Tartaric acid; (R,R)-Tartaric acid; Threaric acid; Dextrotartaric acid; L-threaric acid; Natural tartaric acid; (+)-(R,R)-Tartaric acid; (2R,3R)-Tartaric acid
| Regulatory & Food Contact | EU Flavoring substances FDA Substance added to food: ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCE Flavoring Agents FLAVOURING_AGENTFood Additives -> ACID; ANTIOXIDANT_SYNERGIS: Flavouring Agent TARTARIC ACID, L ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT |
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| GHS notification summary | 0.9% (44 / 4731) |
| GHS notification summary | 0.9% (44 / 4731) |
|---|---|
| Reported hazard statements | H302 (42.5%), H315 (54.3%), H317 (42.5%), H318 (41.2%), H319 (57.8%), H335 (55.4%) |
This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 0.9% (44 of 4731) of reports.
H302 (42.5%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
Cream of tartar · CAS 868-14-4 · C4H6O6. UNII 4J4Z8788N8. Melting Point: 169 °C; Melting Point: 206 °C; Flash Point: 210 °C c.c..
Source: PubChem / Wikidata; the batch COA governs where values differ.
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