C4H4O4
116.07 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
Fumaric acid
CAS110-17-8EC203-743-0
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
acidulant in food processing and preservation
Fumaric acid is a colorless crystalline solid used primarily as an acidulant in food processing and preservation. It is also employed in industrial applications such as the production of paints, plastics, and in pulp and paper processing.
acidulant in food processing and preservationmanufacture of paints and plasticspulp and paper processing
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Referencestereoisomer of
Iron(II) fumarate
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pharmaceutical raw material
Referencestereoisomer of
Maleic acid
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Intermediate for resins and coatings
Safety Reference
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H402Harmful to aquatic life
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Fumaric acid (CAS 110-17-8) is 2917.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2917.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2917 19 80
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(E)-but-2-enedioic acid
InChIKey
VZCYOOQTPOCHFL-OWOJBTEDSA-N
SMILES
C(=C/C(=O)O)\C(=O)O
Synonyms (74)
- E297
- U-1149
- Fumaric Acid; Asparagine EP Impurity D
- Fumaric acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Fumaric acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Fumaric acid, tested according to USP/NF
- (2E)-2-butenedioic acid
- (2E)-but-2-enedioic acid
- (E)-2-Butenedioate
- (E)-2-Butenedioic acid
- (E)-Butenedioic acid
- (E)-but-2-enedioate;hydron
- (E)-but-2-enedioic acid
- 1, (E)
- 2(TRANS)-BUTENEDIOIC ACID
- 2-(E)-Butenedioate
- 2-(E)-Butenedioic acid
- 2-Butenedioic acid (2E)-
- 2-Butenedioic acid, (E)-
- Allomaleate
- Allomaleic acid
- Allomalenic acid
- Boletate
- Boletic acid
- Butanedioic acid trans-Isomer
- Butenedioic acid, (E)-
- Caswell No. 465E
- FC 33
- FC 33 (acid)
- FUMARIC ACID [MART.]
- Fumaric acid (8CI)
- Fumaric acid (NF)
- Fumaric acid (Standard)
- Fumaric acid CRS
- Fumaric acid, >=99.0% (T)
- Fumaricum acidum
- Fumarsaeure
- Futrans-2-Butenedioic Acid
- INS NO.297
- Kyselina fumarova
- Kyselina fumarova [Czech]
- Lichenate
- Lichenic acid
- Lichenic acid (VAN)
- MALIC ACID IMPURITY A
- Maleic acid-2,3-d2
- Polymaleicacid
- Tumaric acid
- USAF EK-P-583
- ethylenedicarboxylic acid
- fum
- fumarate, 10
- fumaric acid
- fumeric acid
- furmaric acid
- trans-2-Butenedioic acid
- trans-Butenedioate
- trans-Butenedioic acid
- trans-but-2-enedioic acid
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