CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Physical Description | Fine white powder |
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Solubility | White powder, odorless. Insol in alcohol. Loses most of its water @ 100 °C and all @ 120 °C /Tetrahydrate/ |
Other Experimental Properties | WHITE NEEDLES /TETRAHYDRATE/ |
Chemical Classes | Other Uses -> Food Additives |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
Molecular Weight | 498.4 g/mol |
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Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 14 |
Rotatable Bond Count | 4 |
Exact Mass | 497.8948275 g/mol |
Monoisotopic Mass | 497.8948275 g/mol |
Topological Polar Surface Area | 281 Ų |
Heavy Atom Count | 29 |
Formal Charge | 0 |
Complexity | 211 |
Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 5 |
Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Calcium citrate is an organic calcium salt composed of calcium cations and citrate anions in a 3:2 ratio. It has a role as a nutraceutical, a food additive, a food preservative and a flavouring agent. It contains a citrate(3-).