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Tannic acid

puriss., powder

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Synonym(s):

Gallotannin, Tannin

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100 g

Estimated to ship onDecember 31, 2026fromMILWAUKEE

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C76H52O46
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
1701.20
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
215-753-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
8186396
MDL number:

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grade

puriss.

Quality Segment

form

powder

autoignition temp.

980 °F

quality

meets analytical specification of USP

impurities

dextrines, gum matters, in accordance, resinous matters, in accordance

ign. residue

≤0.1% (as SO4)

loss

≤9% loss on drying, 105 °C, 2 h

mp

218 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 1 gm in 0.35ml, glycerol: soluble 1gm in 1 ml (warm), acetone: very soluble, alcohol: freely soluble (Diluted), alcohol: slightly soluble (Dehydrated), alcohol: very soluble, benzene: insoluble, carbon disulfide: insoluble, carbon tetrachloride: insoluble, chloroform: insoluble, diethyl ether: insoluble, hexane: insoluble, petroleum ether: insoluble

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

SMILES string

Oc1cc(cc(O)c1O)C(=O)Oc2cc(cc(O)c2O)C(=O)OC[C@H]3O[C@@H](OC(=O)c4cc(O)c(O)c(OC(=O)c5cc(O)c(O)c(O)c5)c4)[C@H](OC(=O)c6cc(O)c(O)c(OC(=O)c7cc(O)c(O)c(O)c7)c6)[C@@H](OC(=O)c8cc(O)c(O)c(OC(=O)c9cc(O)c(O)c(O)c9)c8)[C@@H]3OC(=O)c%10cc(O)c(O)c(OC(=O)c%11cc(O)c(O)c(O)c%11)c%10

InChI

1S/C76H52O46/c77-32-1-22(2-33(78)53(32)92)67(103)113-47-16-27(11-42(87)58(47)97)66(102)112-21-52-63(119-72(108)28-12-43(88)59(98)48(17-28)114-68(104)23-3-34(79)54(93)35(80)4-23)64(120-73(109)29-13-44(89)60(99)49(18-29)115-69(105)24-5-36(81)55(94)37(82)6-24)65(121-74(110)30-14-45(90)61(100)50(19-30)116-70(106)25-7-38(83)56(95)39(84)8-25)76(118-52)122-75(111)31-15-46(91)62(101)51(20-31)117-71(107)26-9-40(85)57(96)41(86)10-26/h1-20,52,63-65,76-101H,21H2/t52-,63-,64+,65-,76+/m1/s1

InChI key

LRBQNJMCXXYXIU-PPKXGCFTSA-N

General description

Tannic acid is the simplest hydrolyzable tannin. The chemical structure of tannic acid has a glucose molecule in its core connected to 10 galloyls groups via aliphatic ester bonds. TA is one of the most abundant natural polyphenols, which can be colorless to yellow in color, and of astringent taste. It can be sourced from the bark of oak, chestnut, hemlock, mangrove, etc.

Application

Tannic acid has been used:
  • as a reference standard to measure the total hydrolyzable tannins in Oak root bark tannin-methanol extract using a UV/Vis spectrophotometer
  • as a blood-brain barrier (BBB) impermeable, transcytosis-inhibiting drug in spheroid culture medium
  • as a flushing agent to test its effects on metal ions, total organic carbon, and organic matter of soil
  • as an inhibitor of free ovalbumin (OVA) uptake by the endocytic mechanism on dendritic cells

Biochem/physiol Actions

Tannic acid has many pharmacological properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anti-tumor effects. It also exerts anti-aging, wound healing, and neuroprotective activities. TA is traditionally used as a tanning agent in the food, leather, adhesive, and pharmaceutical industries. It is a natural crosslinker that is useful in building polymeric networks and can be used to design biomedical hydrogels.

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solubility

chloroform: insoluble, diethyl ether: insoluble, alcohol: freely soluble (Diluted), petroleum ether: insoluble, alcohol: slightly soluble (Dehydrated), carbon tetrachloride: insoluble, hexane: insoluble, benzene: insoluble, acetone: very soluble, carbon disulfide: insoluble, H2O: soluble 1 gm in 0.35ml, glycerol: soluble 1gm in 1 ml (warm), alcohol: very soluble

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dextrines, gum matters, in accordance, resinous matters, in accordance

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puriss.

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SAJ first grade

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pharmaceutical secondary standard, reference material


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

Flash Point (°F)

390.2 °F

Flash Point (°C)

199 °C



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