Citric Acid → Tricalcium Citrate

HRID 1086387Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1086387 reaction equation
[O-][Si]([O-])=O.[Ca+2:5].[C:6]([OH:18])(=[O:17])[CH2:7][C:8]([CH2:13][C:14]([OH:16])=[O:15])([C:10]([OH:12])=[O:11])[OH:9]>[Si](O)(O)(O)O>[C:6]([O-:18])(=[O:17])[CH2:7][C:8]([CH2:13][C:14]([O-:16])=[O:15])([C:10]([O-:12])=[O:11])[OH:9].[Ca+2:5].[C:6]([O-:18])(=[O:17])[CH2:7][C:8]([CH2:13][C:14]([O-:16])=[O:15])([C:10]([O-:12])=[O:11])[OH:9].[Ca+2:5].[Ca+2:5]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 311Citric AcidHCID 26370Wollastonite (Ca(SiO3))

Product 1

HCID 13136Tricalcium Citrate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 14942Orthosilicic acidSolvent

Procedure

The method of claim 1 wherein the calcium metasilicate is acidified with citric acid to form calcium citrate in the silicic acid.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-fefdc12f59ac47b5a3a93b2388c600df
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1991_07
Patent number
US05030267

Reaction notes

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