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Application

Oxalic acid dihydrate may be used: As a catalyst in the preparation of tetrahydroquinoline derivatives via imino Diels-Alder reaction.As a homogeneous catalyst in the preparation of highly functionalized piperidines via multi-component reaction.As an oxidant for the formation of triazolinediones from corresponding urazoles and bisurazoles via oxidation.In the transformation of thiols to nitrosothiols by reacting with sodium nitrite.

General description

Oxalic acid dihydrate (OAD) crystals are reported to be monoclinic with P2₁/n space group. The electron density of OAD has been obtained using X-ray diffraction studies under high resolution.

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Packaging

1, 3 kg in poly bottle

10 mg in glass bottle

100, 500 g in poly bottle