Synthesis of 1, 2, 3, 4-butanetetracarboxylic acid from the irradiation of aqueous succinic acid

✍ Scribed by A. Negrón-Mendoza; G. Albarrán

• Book ID: 103990343
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 255 KB
• Volume: 42
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0969-806X
• DOI: 10.1016/0969-806x(93)90415-q

✦ Synopsis

This paper deals with the action of ionizing radiation on diluted aqueous solutions of succinic acid in order to synthesize 1,2,3,4butanetetracarboxylic acid. This compound has a variety of industrial and agricultural applications. The chemical synthesis of this compound involves several steps. In contrast the radiation-induced synthesis can be achieved in one step and with a good yield. The results obtained show that one of the most important reactions was the dimerization of the target compound yielding the tetracarboxylic acid.