Citric Acid → Triammonium citrate

HRID 1086655Notes

Reaction equation

[NH4+:1].[OH-].[C:3]([OH:15])(=[O:14])[CH2:4][C:5]([CH2:10][C:11]([OH:13])=[O:12])([C:7]([OH:9])=[O:8])[OH:6]>>[C:3]([O-:15])(=[O:14])[CH2:4][C:5]([CH2:10][C:11]([O-:13])=[O:12])([C:7]([O-:9])=[O:8])[OH:6].[NH4+:1].[NH4+:1].[NH4+:1]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 311Citric Acid

HCID 14923Ammonium Hydroxide

Product 1

HCID 18954Triammonium citrate

Procedure

Ammonium citrate was prepared by mixing 57.4 ml of concentrated NH4OH to 55.149 g of citric acid. Stir to complete the reaction. Add this to the Ca(OH)2 mixture. Stir vigorously to prevent solidification.

Workup

customthe reaction
stirringStir vigorously

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-fcb439ca34154acdacce18c78b8f5276
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1991_07
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US05030743

Reaction notes

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