piscidic acid

(p-hydroxybenzyl)tartaric acid

CAS: 469-65-8 C11 H12 O7 MW: 256.21104000

Identification

Namepiscidic acid
IUPAC2,3-dihydroxy-2-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]butanedioic acid
CAS Number469-65-8
FDA UNIISearch
Molecular FormulaC11 H12 O7
Molecular Weight256.21104000
MDL NumberMFCD00597033
Nikkaji NumberJ3.035.934H

Regulatory

Physical Properties

Assay 95.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Boiling Point 519.00 to 520.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
Flash Point 540.00 °F. TCC ( 282.00 °C. ) (est)
logP (o/w) -0.174 (est)
Soluble in water, 8.865e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)

No sensory data available

Safety Information

Oral/Parenteral Toxicityintraperitoneal-cat LDLo 11 mg/kg
Dermal Toxicitysubcutaneous-guinea pig LDLo 200 mg/kg
Inhalation ToxicityNot determined

GHS Classification

['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']

Safety in Use

Categorynatural substances and extractives
Recommendation for piscidic acid usage levels up tonot for fragrance use.
Recommendation for piscidic acid flavor usage levels up tonot for flavor use.

No supplier data available

Potential Uses

None Found

Natural Occurrence

found in nature

Synonyms

2,3- dihydroxy-2-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]butanedioic acid (para- hydroxybenzyl) tartaric acid (4- hydroxybenzyl)tartaric acid (p- hydroxybenzyl)tartaric acid piscidein PubMed: Phenolic Constituents in Commercial Aqueous Quillaja (Quillaja saponaria Molina) Wood Extracts. PubMed: [Non-alkaloid components from Sophora flavescens]. PubMed: [Studies on phenolic compounds from Sophora alopecuroides]. PubMed: Stereoselective alkylation of tartrate derivatives. A concise route to (+)-O-methylpiscidic acid and natural analogues. PubMed: Fukiic and piscidic acid esters from the rhizome of Cimicifuga racemosa and the in vitro estrogenic activity of fukinolic acid. PubMed: Phosphorus uptake by pigeon pea and its role in cropping systems of the Indian subcontinent. PubMed: [Studies on an aqueous soluble active constituent of Chuan-Shan-Long (Dioscorea nipponica Makino). I. Isolation and identification of p-hydroxy benzyl tartaric acid (piscidic acid) (author's transl)]. PubMed: Constituents of cortex piscidiae erythrinae; the structure of piscidic acid.