Natural Diethyl laevo-tartrate has a mild, fruity, wine aroma.
	
| Product Name: | Natural Diethyl laevo-tartrate | 
| Synonyms: | 2,3-Dihydronxybutanedioicaciddiethylester;2,3-dihydroxy-[theta-(theta,theta)]-butanedioicacidiethylester;Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- [R-(R*,R*)]-, diethyl ester;Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, diethyl ester;Butanedioicacid,2,3-dihydroxy-[R-(R*,R*)]-,diethylester;Diethyl (2R,3R)-(+)-tartrate;Diethyl (2R,3R)-tartrate;Diethyl (R,R)(+)tartrate | 
| CAS: | 87-91-2 | 
| MF: | C8H14O6 | 
| MW: | 206.19 | 
| EINECS: | 201-783-3 | 
| Product Categories: | Chiral Compound;Pharmaceutical Intermediates;Chiral Compounds;chiral;Asymmetric Synthesis;Chiral Building Blocks;Esters (Chiral);Synthetic Organic Chemistry;CHIRAL CHEMICALS;Hydroxy Acids & Deriv. | 
| Mol File: | 87-91-2.mol | 
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| Melting point | 17 °C | 
| alpha | 7.5 º (neat) | 
| Boiling point | 280 °C(lit.) | 
| density | 1.204 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) | 
| FEMA | 2378 | DIETHYL TARTRATE | 
| refractive index | n20/D 1.446(lit.) | 
| Fp | 200 °F | 
| storage temp. | Store below +30°C. | 
| pKa | 11.61±0.20(Predicted) | 
| form | Viscous Liquid | 
| color | Clear | 
| optical activity | [α]20/D +8.5°, neat | 
| Water Solubility | insoluble | 
| Merck | 14,3855 | 
| JECFA Number | 622 | 
| BRN | 1727145 | 
| InChIKey | YSAVZVORKRDODB-PHDIDXHHSA-N | 
| CAS DataBase Reference | 87-91-2(CAS DataBase Reference) | 
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Diethyl tartrate(87-91-2) | 
| EPA Substance Registry System | Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, 1,4-diethyl ester (87-91-2) | 
	
	
| Hazard Codes | Xi | 
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 | 
| Safety Statements | 24/25-36-26 | 
| WGK Germany | 3 | 
| TSCA | Yes | 
| HS Code | 29181300 | 
	
	
	
| Chemical Properties | Colorless to light yellow liqui | 
| Chemical Properties | Diethyl tartrate has a mild, fruity, wine aroma. | 
| Occurrence | The d-isomer has not been reported found in nature; the l-isomer and the racemic form are of little importance. Reported found in sherry, white and red wine. | 
| Uses | Natural Diethyl laevo-tartrate is used as a chiral reagent in a host of chemical reactions, such as the synthesis of isoquinoline alkaloids and arundic acid, which has been used in acute ischemic stroke thera py. |