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2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid

CAS No.
37971-36-1
Chemical Name:
2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid
Synonyms
PBTCA;PBTC;PHOSPHONOBUTANETRICARBOXYLIC ACID;PBTC 47~53%;2-Phosphonobutane-1;scale inhibitor PBTCA;Reverse Osmosis Antiscalant;2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-TricarboxyL;2-Phosphonobutan-1,2,4-tricarbonsure;2-phosphono-1,2,4-butanetricarboxylic
CBNumber:
CB1476844
Molecular Formula:
C7H11O9P
Molecular Weight:
270.13
MDL Number:
MFCD01940753
MOL File:
37971-36-1.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
TDS File:
TDS
Last updated:2026-09-04 08:02:39

2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid Properties

Melting point -15 °C
Boiling point 545.2±60.0 °C(Predicted)
Density 1.25 (50% aq.)
vapor pressure 0Pa at 25℃
refractive index 1.579
solubility Completely miscible in water
form clear liquid
pka 1.14±0.10(Predicted)
color Colorless to Light yellow
Water Solubility 909g/L at 20℃
Cosmetics Ingredients Functions BUFFERING
ANTICORROSIVE
CHELATING
InChI InChI=1S/C7H11O9P/c8-4(9)1-2-7(6(12)13,3-5(10)11)17(14,15)16/h1-3H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)(H,12,13)(H2,14,15,16)
InChIKey SZHQPBJEOCHCKM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C(C(O)=O)C(P(O)(O)=O)(C(O)=O)CCC(O)=O
LogP -1.66 at 25℃
CAS DataBase Reference 37971-36-1(CAS DataBase Reference)
EWG's Food Scores 1
FDA UNII 306P37319L
EPA Substance Registry System 2-Phosphono-1,2,4-butanetricarboxylic acid (37971-36-1)

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  Corrosion (GHS05)
GHS05
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H290-H314
Precautionary statements  P234-P260-P264-P280-P301+P330+P331+P310-P303+P361+P353+P310+P363-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338+P310-P390-P405-P406-P501
Hazard Codes  Xi;Xn,Xn,Xi
Risk Statements  34
Safety Statements  26-45
RIDADR  UN 3265
TSCA  TSCA listed
HS Code  2931.90.9051
HazardClass  8
PackingGroup  III
REACH Registrations Active
NFPA 704
1
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2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid price More Price(18)

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TCI Chemical P1857 2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic Acid (ca. 50% in Water) 37971-36-1 25g $33 2026-04-30 Buy
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2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Description

2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid(PBTC) is the latest generation of internationally popular phosphine carboxylic acid, and it is one of the most widely used and best-performing products in the compounding of high-efficiency scale and corrosion inhibitors. It is especially suitable for water quality conditions of high temperature, high hardness, high alkalinity, high pH, and high concentration ratio, and has good scale inhibition performance for calcium carbonate scale and calcium phosphate scale.

Uses

PBTC is the most widely used in the compounding of high-efficiency scale and corrosion inhibitors, is one of the products with the best performance, and is also an excellent stabilizer for zinc salts. It is widely used in the corrosion and scale inhibition of circulating cooling water system and oilfield water injection system, especially suitable for compounding with zinc salt and copolymer. It can be used as a chelating agent and metal cleaning agent in the washing industry.

Chemical Properties

2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (PBTC)is colorless or light yellow transparent liquid. Relative density (20°C) 1.275. Freezing point -15°C. Has excellent scale and corrosion inhibition properties. Acid resistance, alkali resistance, oxidant resistance. When pH>14, it still does not hydrolyze, and the thermal stability is good.

2-Phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid Preparation Products And Raw materials

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