Synonyms: butanedioic acid, 2, 3-dihydroxy-cas number: 87-69-4, molecular weight: 150.1, chemical formula: c4h6o6, einecs ec number: 201-766-0, fema: 3044, tartaric acid bp gradec4h6o6 --- 150.1--- 87-69-4ph eur definition(2r, 3r)-2, 3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid.Content: 99.5 per cent to 101.0 per cent (dried substance). Charactersappearance: white or almost white, crystalline powder or colourless crystals.Solubility: very soluble in water, freely soluble in ethanol (96 per cent). Identificationa. Solution s (see tests) is strongly acid.B. It gives the reactions of tartrates. Testssolution s: dissolve 5.0 g in distilled water and dilute to 50 ml with the same solvent.Appearance of solution: solution s is clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution.Specific optical rotation: + 12.0 to + 12.8 (dried substance)oxalic acid: maximum 350 ppm, calculated as anhydrous oxalic acid.Chlorides: maximum 100 ppm.Sulphates: maximum 150 ppm.Calcium: maximum 200 ppm.Heavy metals: maximum 10 ppm.Loss on drying: maximum 0.2 per cent, determined on 1.000 g by drying in an oven at 105 csulphated ash: maximum 0.1 per cent, determined on 1.0 g. Assaydissolve 0.650 g in 25 ml of water. Titrate with 1 m sodium hydroxide using 0.5 ml ofphenolphthalein solution as indicator, until a pink colour is obtained.1 ml of 1 m sodium hydroxide is equivalent to 75.05 mg of c4h6o6. Tartaric acid usp nf gradec4h6o6 150.09butanedioic acid, 2, 3-dihydroxy-; butanedioic acid, 2, 3-dihydroxy-, [r-(r*, r*)]-.Tartaric acid; l -(+)-tartaric acid [526-83-0] and [87-69-4].Tartaric acid, dried over phosphorus pentoxide for 3 hours, contains not less than 99.7 percent and not more than 100.5 percent of c4h6o6.