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{{Short description|Simplest dicarboxylic acid}} |
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| ImageAlt = Structural formula of oxalic acid |
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| IUPACName = ethanedioic acid |
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| CASNo = 144-62-7 |
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| PIN = Oxalic acid<ref name=iupac2013>{{cite book | title = Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book) | publisher = [[Royal Society of Chemistry|The Royal Society of Chemistry]] | date = 2014 | location = Cambridge | pages = P001–P004 | doi = 10.1039/9781849733069-FP001 | isbn = 978-0-85404-182-4| chapter = Front Matter}}</ref> |
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| SystematicName = Ethanedioic acid<ref name=iupac2013 /> |
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| PubChem = 971 |
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| OtherNames = Wood bleach<br/>(Carboxyl)carboxylic acid<br/>Carboxylformic acid<br/>Dicarboxylic acid<br/>Diformic acid |
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| IUPACName = 1,2-ethanedioic acid |
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|CASNo1 = 6153-56-6 |
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| MeSHName = Oxalic+acid |
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| ChEBI = 16995 |
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| RTECS = RO2450000 |
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|UNII1_Comment = (dihydrate) |
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| SMILES = C(=O)(C(=O)O)O |
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| StdInChI = 1S/C2H2O4/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6) |
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|MeSHName = Oxalic+acid |
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| StdInChIKey = MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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|ChEBI = 16995 |
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| Beilstein = 385686 |
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|RTECS = RO2450000 |
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| Gmelin = 2208 |
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|SMILES = OC(=O)C(=O)O |
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| H = 2 |
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|StdInChI = 1S/C6H6O6/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6) |
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| O = 4 |
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| MolarMass_notes =<br /> (anhydrous) <br /> 126.07 g mol<sup>−1</sup> (dihydrate) |
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|StdInChIKey = MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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| ExactMass = 89.995308552 g mol<sup>−1</sup> |
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|Beilstein = 385686 |
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| Appearance = White crystals |
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|Gmelin = 2208 |
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| Density = 1.90 g cm<sup>−3</sup> (anhydrous) <br /> 1.653g cm<sup>−3</sup> (dihydrate) |
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| MeltingPtC = 102 |
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| MeltingPtCH = 103 |
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|H=2 | C=2 | O=4 |
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| Melting_notes = {{convert|101.5|C|F}} dihydrate |
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|MolarMass_notes = (anhydrous)<br>126.065 g·mol<sup>−1</sup> (dihydrate) |
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| Solubility = 14.3 g/100ml (25 °C) |
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|Appearance = White crystals |
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| SolubleOther = 23.7 g/100ml (15 °C) in [[ethanol]] <hr> 1.4 g/100ml (15 °C) in [[diethyl ether]] <ref>{{cite web|last=Radiant Agro Chem|title=Oxalic Acid MSDS|url=http://www.racpl.com/oa_msds.htm}}</ref> |
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|Odor = Odorless |
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| pKa = 1.25, 4.14<ref>Bjerrum, J., et al. ''Stability Constants'', Chemical Society, London, 1958.</ref> |
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|Density = 1.90 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (anhydrous, at 17 °C)<ref name=GESTIS>{{GESTIS|ZVG=17910}}</ref><br /> 1.653 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (dihydrate) |
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|BoilingPt = decomposes (see article for details) |
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|MeltingPtC = 189 to 191 |
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| MainHazards = Toxic |
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|MeltingPt_notes = <br/>{{convert|101.5|C|F K}} dihydrate |
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| NFPA-H = 3 |
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|Solubility = {{ubl|In g/L:|46.9 (5 °C)|57.2 (10 °C)|75.5 (15 °C)|95.5 (20 °C)|118 (25 °C)|139 (30 °C)|178 (35 °C)|217 (40 °C)|261 (45 °C)|315 (50 °C)|376 (55 °C)|426 (60 °C)|548 (65 °C)}}<ref name=apel1987>{{cite journal | doi=10.1016/0021-9614(87)90139-X | title=Solubility of oxalic, malonic, succinic, adipic, maleic, malic, citric, and tartaric acids in water from 278.15 to 338.15 K | year=1987 | last1=Apelblat | first1=Alexander | last2=Manzurola | first2=Emanuel | journal=The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics | volume=19 | issue=3 | pages=317–320}}</ref> |
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| NFPA-F = 1 |
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|SolubleOther = 237 g/L (15 °C) in [[ethanol]] <hr> 14 g/L (15 °C) in [[diethyl ether]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Radiant Agro Chem|title=Oxalic Acid MSDS|url=http://www.racpl.com/oa_msds.htm|access-date=2012-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715144417/http://www.racpl.com/oa_msds.htm|archive-date=2011-07-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|ConjugateBase = [[Hydrogenoxalate]] |
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| FlashPtC = 166 |
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|pKa = p''K''<sub>a1</sub> = 1.25<br/>p''K''<sub>a2</sub> = 4.14<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bjerrum |first1=Jannik |last2=Sillén |first2=Lars Gunnar |last3=Schwarzenbach |first3=Gerold Karl |last4=Anderegg |first4=Giorgio |title=Stability constants of metal-ion complexes, with solubility products of inorganic substances |date=1958 |publisher=[[Chemical Society]] |location=London}}</ref> |
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| ExternalMSDS = [http://hazard.com/msds/mf/baker/baker/files/o6044.htm External MSDS] |
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|VaporPressure = <0.001 mmHg (20 °C)<ref name=PGCH/> |
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|MagSus = −60.05·10<sup>−6</sup> cm<sup>3</sup>/mol}} |
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| OtherCpds = [[oxalyl chloride]]<br />[[disodium oxalate]]<br />[[calcium oxalate]]<br />[[phenyl oxalate ester]] |
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|Thermochemistry_ref=<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/930681942 |title=CRC handbook of chemistry and physics : a ready-reference book of chemical and physical data. |date=2016 |others=William M. Haynes, David R. Lide, Thomas J. Bruno |isbn=978-1-4987-5428-6 |edition=2016-2017, 97th |location=Boca Raton, Florida |oclc=930681942}}</ref> |
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|HeatCapacity = 91.0 J/(mol·K) |
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|Entropy = 109.8 J/(mol·K) |
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|DeltaHform = −829.9 kJ/mol |
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|GHSPictograms = {{GHS05}}{{GHS07}}{{GHS08}} |
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|MainHazards = Corrosive |
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|HPhrases = {{H-phrases|302+312|318|402}} |
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|PPhrases = {{P-phrases|264|270|273|280|301+312+330|302+352+312|305+351+338+310|362+364|501}} |
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|NFPA-H = 3 |
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|NFPA-F = 1 |
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|NFPA-R = 0 |
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|NFPA-S = ACID |
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|FlashPtC = 166 |
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|ExternalSDS = [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AC186432500&productDescription=OXALIC+ACID+ANHYDROUS+250GR&vendorId=VN00032119&countryCode=US&language=en External MSDS] |
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|IDLH = 500 mg/m<sup>3</sup><ref name=PGCH>{{PGCH|0474}}</ref> |
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|REL = TWA 1 mg/m<sup>3</sup> ST 2 mg/m<sup>3</sup><ref name=PGCH/> |
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|PEL = TWA 1 mg/m<sup>3</sup><ref name=PGCH/> |
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|LDLo = 1000 mg/kg (dog, oral)<br/>1400 mg/kg (rat)<br/>7500 mg/kg (rat, oral)<ref>{{IDLH|144627|Oxalic acid}}</ref> |
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*[[oxalyl chloride]] |
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*[[disodium oxalate]] |
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*[[calcium oxalate]] |
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'''Oxalic acid''' is an [[organic |
'''Oxalic acid''' is an [[organic acid]] with the systematic name '''ethanedioic acid''' and [[chemical formula]] {{chem2|HO\sC(\dO)\sC(\dO)\sOH}}, also written as {{Chem2|(COOH)2}} or {{Chem2|(CO2H)2}} or {{Chem2|H2C2O4}}. It is the simplest [[dicarboxylic acid]]. It is a white crystalline solid that forms a colorless solution in water. Its name comes from the fact that early investigators isolated oxalic acid from [[flowering plant]]s of the genus ''[[Oxalis]]'', commonly known as wood-sorrels. It occurs naturally in many foods. Excessive ingestion of oxalic acid or prolonged skin contact can be dangerous. |
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Oxalic acid has much greater acid strength than [[acetic acid]]. It is a [[reducing agent]]<ref name="Oxalic Acid: Uses">{{cite book|title=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry|date=2005|publisher=Wiley|isbn=9783527306732|pages=17624/28029|doi=10.1002/14356007}}</ref> and its [[conjugate base|conjugate bases]] [[hydrogen oxalate]] ({{chem2|HC2O4−}}) and [[oxalate]] ({{chem2|C2O4(2-)}}) are [[chelating agents]] for metal cations. It is used as a cleaning agent, especially for the removal of [[rust]], because it forms a water-soluble ferric iron complex, the [[ferrioxalate]] ion. Oxalic acid typically occurs as the [[water of crystallization|dihydrate]] with the formula {{chem2|H2C2O4*2H2O}}. |
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==Preparation== |
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Oxalic acid is mainly manufactured by the oxidation of [[carbohydrate]]s or [[glucose]] using [[nitric acid]] or air in the presence of [[vanadium pentoxide]]. A variety of precursors can be used including [[glycolic acid]] and [[ethylene glycol]].<ref>Yonemitsu Eiichi, Isshiki Tomiya, Suzuki Tsuyoshi, Yashima Yukio, Process for the production of oxalic acid, {{cite patent|US|3678107}}</ref> A newer method entails oxidative [[carbonylation]] of [[alcohol]]s to give the diesters of oxalic acid: |
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== History == |
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:4 ROH + 4 CO + O<sub>2</sub> → 2 (CO<sub>2</sub>R)<sub>2</sub> + 2 H<sub>2</sub>O |
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The preparation of salts of oxalic acid from plants had been known, at least since 1745, when the Dutch botanist and physician [[Herman Boerhaave]] isolated a salt from [[Oxalis|wood sorrel]], akin to [[kraft process]].<ref>See: |
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* Herman Boerhaave, ''Elementa Chemiae'' (Basil, Switzerland: Johann Rudolph Im-hoff, 1745), volume 2, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_gVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA35 pp. 35-38.] (in Latin) From p. 35: ''"Processus VII. Sal nativum plantarum paratus de succo illarum recens presso. Hic Acetosae."'' (Procedure 7. A natural salt of plants prepared from their freshly pressed juice. This [salt obtained] from sorrel.) |
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* Henry Enfield Roscoe and Carl Schorlemmer, ed.s, ''A Treatise on Chemistry'' (New York, New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1890), volume 3, part 2, [https://books.google.com/books?id=xM4cAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA105 p. 105.] |
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* See also Wikipedia's articles "[[Oxalis acetosella]]" and "[[Potassium hydrogenoxalate|Potassium hydrogen oxalate]]".</ref> By 1773, François Pierre Savary of Fribourg, Switzerland had isolated oxalic acid from its salt in sorrel.<ref>See: |
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* François Pierre Savary, [https://books.google.com/books?id=a7JTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 ''Dissertatio Inauguralis De Sale Essentiali Acetosellæ''] [Inaugural dissertation on the essential salt of wood sorrel] (Jean François Le Roux, 1773). (in Latin) Savary noticed that when he distilled sorrel salt (potassium hydrogen oxalate), crystals would sublimate onto the receiver. From p. 17: ''"Unum adhuc circa liquorem acidum, quem sal acetosellae tam sincerissimum a nobis paratum quam venale destillatione fundit phoenomenon erit notandum, nimirum quod aliquid ejus sub forma sicca crystallina lateribus excipuli accrescat, ..."'' (One more [thing] will be noted regarding the acid liquid, which furnished for us sorrel salt as pure as commercial distillations, [it] produces a phenomenon, that evidently something in dry, crystalline form grows on the sides of the receiver, ...) These were crystals of oxalic acid. |
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* Leopold Gmelin with Henry Watts, trans., ''Hand-book of Chemistry'' (London, England: Cavendish Society, 1855), volume 9, [https://archive.org/details/handbookchemist09wattgoog/page/n139 p. 111.]</ref> |
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In 1776, Swedish chemists [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]] and [[Torbern Bergman|Torbern Olof Bergman]]<ref>See: |
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These diesters are subsequently hydrolyzed to oxalic acid. Approximately 120,000 [[metric ton]]s are produced annually.<ref name=Ullmann>Wilhelm Riemenschneider, Minoru Tanifuji "Oxalic acid" in ''Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry'', 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. {{DOI| 10.1002/14356007.a18_247}}.</ref> |
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* Torbern Bergman with Johan Afzelius (1776) ''Dissertatio chemica de acido sacchari'' [Chemical dissertation on sugar acid] (Uppsala, Sweden: Edman, 1776). |
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* Torbern Bergman, ''Opuscula Physica et Chemica'', (Leipzig (Lipsia), (Germany): I.G. Müller, 1776), volume 1, [https://books.google.com/books?id=HcuNbkfxYQMC&pg=PA238 "VIII. De acido Sacchari," pp. 238–263.]</ref> produced oxalic acid by reacting sugar with concentrated [[nitric acid]]; Scheele called the acid that resulted ''socker-syra'' or ''såcker-syra'' (sugar acid). By 1784, Scheele had shown that "sugar acid" and oxalic acid from natural sources were identical.<ref>Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1784) [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009215438;view=1up;seq=194 "Om Rhabarber-jordens bestånds-delar, samt sått at tilreda Acetosell-syran"] (On rhubarb-earth's constituents, as well as ways of preparing sorrel-acid), ''Kungliga Vetenskapsakademiens Nya Handlingar'' [New Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Science], 2nd series, '''5''' : 183-187. (in Swedish) From p. 187: ''"Således finnes just samma syra som vi genom konst af socker med tilhjelp af salpeter-syra tilreda, redan förut af naturen tilredd uti o̊rten Acetosella."'' (Thus it is concluded [that] the very same acid as we prepare artificially by means of sugar with the help of nitric acid, [was] previously prepared naturally in the herb ''acetosella'' [i.e., sorrel].)</ref> The modern name was introduced along with [[Chemical nomenclature#History|many other acid names]] by [[Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau|de Morveau]], [[Lavoisier]] and coauthors in 1787.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OXALIQUE : Définition de OXALIQUE |url=https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/oxalique |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=www.cnrtl.fr}}</ref> |
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In 1824, the German chemist [[Friedrich Wöhler]] obtained oxalic acid by reacting [[cyanogen]] with ammonia in aqueous solution.<ref>See: |
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Historically oxalic acid was obtained exclusively by using caustics, such as sodium or [[potassium hydroxide]], on sawdust.<ref>{{cite book|last=Von Wagner|first=Rudolf|title=Manual of chemical technology|year=1897|publisher=D. Appleton & Co.|location=New York|page=499|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t3tt4gz1p;view=1up;seq=527}}</ref> |
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* F. Wöhler (1824) [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015039477917;view=1up;seq=332 "Om några föreningar af Cyan"] (On some compounds of cyanide), ''Kungliga Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar'' [Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Science], pp. 328–333. (in Swedish) |
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* Reprinted in German as: F. Wöhler (1825) [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951d003167111;view=1up;seq=195 "Ueber Cyan-Verbindungen"] (On cyanide compounds), ''Annalen der Physik und Chemie'', 2nd series, '''3''' : 177-182.</ref> This experiment may represent the first synthesis of a [[natural product]].<ref name=Ullmann/> |
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==Production== |
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===Laboratory methods=== |
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===Industrial=== |
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Oxalic acid is mainly manufactured by the oxidation of [[carbohydrate]]s or [[glucose]] using [[nitric acid]] or air in the presence of [[vanadium pentoxide]]. Another process uses oxygen to regenerate the nitric acid, using a variety of precursors including [[glycolic acid]] and [[ethylene glycol]].<ref>Eiichi, Yonemitsu; Tomiya, Isshiki; Tsuyoshi, Suzuki and Yukio, Yashima "Process for the production of oxalic acid", {{US patent|3678107}}, priority date March 15, 1969</ref> As of 2011, this process was only used by [[Mitsubishi]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wilhelm Riemenschneider and Minoru Tanifuji |title=Oxalic acid, in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry |date=Oct 15, 2011 |doi=10.1002/14356007.a18_247.pub2}}</ref> A newer method entails oxidative [[carbonylation]] of [[Alcohol (chemistry)|alcohol]]s to give the [[ester|diesters]] of oxalic acid: |
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:{{chem2|4 ROH + 4 CO + O2 → 2 (CO2R)2 + 2 H2O}} |
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These diesters are subsequently hydrolyzed to oxalic acid. Approximately 120,000 [[tonne]]s are produced annually.<ref name=Ullmann>{{cite book | doi=10.1002/14356007.a18_247 | chapter=Oxalic Acid | title=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry | year=2000 | last1=Riemenschneider | first1=Wilhelm | last2=Tanifuji | first2=Minoru | isbn=3527306730}}</ref> |
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Historically oxalic acid was obtained exclusively by using caustics, such as sodium or [[potassium hydroxide]], on [[sawdust]], followed by acidification of the oxalate by mineral acids, such as [[sulfuric acid]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Von Wagner|first=Rudolf|title=Manual of chemical technology|year=1897|publisher=D. Appleton & Co.|location=New York|page=499|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t3tt4gz1p;view=1up;seq=527}}</ref> Oxalic acid can also be formed by the heating of [[sodium formate]] in the presence of an [[alkali]]ne catalyst.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/science/oxalic-acid|title = Oxalic acid | Formula, Uses, & Facts | Britannica| date=29 August 2024 }}</ref> |
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===Laboratory=== |
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Although it can be readily purchased, oxalic acid can be prepared in the laboratory by [[oxidizer|oxidizing]] [[sucrose]] using [[nitric acid]] in the presence of a small amount of [[vanadium pentoxide]] as a [[catalyst]].<ref name="cohen">''Practical Organic Chemistry'' by Julius B. Cohen, 1930 ed. preparation #42</ref> |
Although it can be readily purchased, oxalic acid can be prepared in the laboratory by [[oxidizer|oxidizing]] [[sucrose]] using [[nitric acid]] in the presence of a small amount of [[vanadium pentoxide]] as a [[catalyst]].<ref name="cohen">''Practical Organic Chemistry'' by Julius B. Cohen, 1930 ed. preparation #42</ref> |
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The hydrated solid can be dehydrated with heat or by [[azeotropic distillation]].<ref>{{OrgSynth | author = Clarke H. T.;. Davis, A. W. | title = Oxalic acid (anhydrous) | collvol = 1 | pages = 421 | year = 1941 | prep = CV1P0421}}</ref> |
The hydrated solid can be dehydrated with heat or by [[azeotropic distillation]].<ref>{{OrgSynth | author = Clarke H. T.;. Davis, A. W. | title = Oxalic acid (anhydrous) | collvol = 1 | pages = 421 | year = 1941 | prep = CV1P0421}}</ref> |
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Of historical interest, [[Friedrich Wöhler|Wöhler]] prepared oxalic acid by [[hydrolysis]] of [[cyanogen]] in 1824. This experiment may represent the first synthesis of a [[natural product]].<ref name=Ullmann/> |
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==Structure== |
==Structure== |
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===Anhydrous=== |
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Anhydrous oxalic acid exists as two [[Polymorphism (materials science)|polymorph]]s; in one the [[hydrogen-bonding]] results in a chain-like structure whereas the hydrogen bonding pattern in the other form defines a sheet-like structure.<ref>Wells, A.F. (1984) ''Structural Inorganic Chemistry'', Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-855370-6.</ref> Because the anhydrous material is both acidic and [[hydrophilic]] (water seeking), it is used in [[esterification]]s. |
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Anhydrous oxalic acid exists as two [[Polymorphism (materials science)|polymorph]]s; in one the [[hydrogen-bonding]] results in a chain-like structure, whereas the hydrogen bonding pattern in the other form defines a sheet-like structure.<ref>Wells, A.F. (1984) ''Structural Inorganic Chemistry'', Oxford: Clarendon Press. {{ISBN|0-19-855370-6}}.</ref> Because the anhydrous material is both acidic and [[hydrophilic]] (water seeking), it is used in [[esterification]]s. |
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===Dihydrate=== |
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The dihydrate {{chem|H|2|C|2|O|4}}·2{{chem|H|2|O}} has space group ''C''<sup>5</sup><sub>2''h''</sub>–''P''2<sub>1</sub>/''n'', with [[lattice parameter]]s {{nowrap|1=''a'' = 611.9 [[picometre|pm]]}}, {{nowrap|1=''b'' = 360.7 pm}}, {{nowrap|1=''c'' = 1205.7 pm}}, {{nowrap|1=''β'' = 106°19′}}, {{nowrap|1=''Z'' = 2}}.<ref name=sabi1969>{{cite journal | doi=10.1107/S0567740869005905 | title=A neutron diffraction study of α-oxalic acid dihydrate | year=1969 | last1=Sabine | first1=T. M. | last2=Cox | first2=G. W. | last3=Craven | first3=B. M. | journal=Acta Crystallographica Section B | volume=25 | issue=12 | pages=2437–2441}}</ref> The main inter-atomic distances are: C−C 153 pm, C−O<sub>1</sub> 129 pm, C−O<sub>2</sub> 119 pm.<ref name=ahmed1953>{{cite journal | doi=10.1107/S0365110X53001083 | title=A refinement of the crystal structure analyses of oxalic acid dihydrate | year=1953 | last1=Ahmed | first1=F. R. | last2=Cruickshank | first2=D. W. J. | journal=Acta Crystallographica | volume=6 | issue=5 | pages=385–392 | doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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==Reactions== |
==Reactions== |
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===Acid–base properties=== |
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Oxalic acid is a relatively strong acid, despite being a [[carboxylic acid]]: |
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Oxalic acid's p''K''<sub>a</sub> values vary in the literature from 1.25 to 1.46 and from 3.81 to 4.40.<ref>Bjerrum, J., et al. (1958) Stability Constants, Chemical Society, London.</ref><ref>Haynes, W. M. (ed.). (2014). ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', 95th ed., Boca Raton; London; New York: CRC Press.</ref><ref>Clayton, G. D. and Clayton, F. E. (eds.). ''Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology'', Volume 2A, 2B, 2C: Toxicology, 3rd ed., New York: John Wiley Sons, 1981–1982, p. 4936.</ref> The 100th ed of the CRC, released in 2019, has values of 1.25 and 3.81.<ref>Rumble, J. (ed.). (2019). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 100th ed., CRC Press.</ref> |
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:C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>H<sub>2</sub> → C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>H<sup>−</sup> + H<sup>+</sup>; pK<sub>a</sub> = 1.27 |
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Oxalic acid is relatively strong compared to other [[carboxylic acid]]s: |
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:C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>H<sup>−</sup> → C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup> + H<sup>+</sup>; pK<sub>a</sub> = 4.27 |
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Oxalic acid undergoes many of the reactions characteristic for other carboxylic acids. It forms esters such as [[dimethyl oxalate]] ([[melting point|m.p.]] {{convert|52.5|to|53.5|C|F|disp=comma}}).<ref>{{OrgSynth | last = Bowden | first = E. | title = Methyl oxalate | collvol = 2 | pages = 414 | year = 1943 | prep = CV2P0414}}</ref> It forms an acid chloride called [[oxalyl chloride]]. |
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===Metal-binding properties=== |
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Oxalic acid undergoes many of the reactions characteristic of other carboxylic acids. It forms esters such as [[dimethyl oxalate]] ([[melting point|m.p.]] 52.5–53.5 °C).<ref>{{OrgSynth | author = Bowden, E. | title = Methyl oxalate | collvol = 2 | pages = 414 | year = 1943 | prep = CV2P0414}}</ref> It forms an acid chloride called [[oxalyl chloride]]. |
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[[Transition metal oxalate complex]]es are numerous, e.g. the drug [[oxaliplatin]]. Oxalic acid has been shown to reduce [[manganese dioxide]] {{chem2|MnO2}} in [[manganese]] ores to allow the leaching of the metal by [[sulfuric acid]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sahoo |first1=R. N. |last2=Naik |first2=P. K. |last3=Das |first3=S. C. |date=December 2001 |title=Leaching of manganese from low-grade manganese ore using oxalic acid as reductant in sulphuric acid solution |journal=Hydrometallurgy |volume=62 |issue=3 |pages=157–163 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304386X01001967 |doi=10.1016/S0304-386X(01)00196-7 |bibcode=2001HydMe..62..157S |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref> |
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Oxalic acid is an important reagent in [[lanthanide]] chemistry. Hydrated lanthanide oxalates form readily in very strongly acidic solutions as a densely [[crystalline]], easily filtered form, largely free of contamination by nonlanthanide elements: |
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Oxalate, the conjugate base of oxalic acid, is an excellent [[ligand]] for metal ions, e.g. the drug [[oxaliplatin]]. |
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:{{chem2|2 Ln(3+) + 3 H2C2O4 → Ln2(C2O4)3 + 6 H+}} |
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Thermal decomposition of these oxalates gives the [[oxide]]s, which is the most commonly marketed form of these elements.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hydrometallurgy of Rare Earths Separation and Extraction |
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===Other=== |
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Oxalic acid and oxalates can be oxidized by [[permanganate]] in an [[autocatalytic]] reaction.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Revising the mechanism of the permanganate/oxalate reaction | author = Kovacs K.A., Grof P., Burai L., Riedel M. | journal = J. Phys. Chem. A | doi = 10.1021/jp047061u | year = 2004 | volume = 108 | pages = 11026–11031 | issue = 50}}</ref> |
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Oxalic acid and oxalates can be oxidized by [[permanganate]] in an [[autocatalytic]] reaction.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Revising the mechanism of the permanganate/oxalate reaction |author1=Kovacs K. A. |author2=Grof P. |author3=Burai L. |author4=Riedel M. | journal = [[Journal of Physical Chemistry A]] | doi = 10.1021/jp047061u | year = 2004 | volume = 108 | pages = 11026–11031 | issue = 50|bibcode=2004JPCA..10811026K}}</ref> |
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Oxalic acid vapor decomposes at 125–175 [[celsius|°C]] into [[carbon dioxide]] {{chem|CO|2}} and [[formic acid]] HCOOH. [[Photolysis]] with 237–313 [[nanometre|nm]] [[ultraviolet|UV]] light also produces [[carbon monoxide]] CO and water.<ref name=zhou1997>{{cite journal | doi=10.1021/jp9638191 | title=Theoretical Study of Thermal Decomposition Mechanism of Oxalic Acid | year=1997 | last1=Higgins | first1=James | last2=Zhou | first2=Xuefeng | last3=Liu | first3=Ruifeng | last4=Huang | first4=Thomas T.-S. | journal=The Journal of Physical Chemistry A | volume=101 | issue=14 | pages=2702–2708 | bibcode=1997JPCA..101.2702H}}</ref> |
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==Occurrence== |
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Evaporation of a solution of [[urea]] and oxalic acid in 2:1 molar ratio yields a solid crystalline compound {{chem2|H2C2O4*2CO(NH2)2}}, consisting of stacked two-dimensional networks of the neutral molecules held together by [[hydrogen bond]]s with the oxygen atoms.<ref name=hark1972>{{cite journal | doi=10.1107/S0567740872004789 | title=The crystal structure of urea oxalic acid (2:1) | year=1972 | last1=Harkema | first1=S. | last2=Bats | first2=J. W. | last3=Weyenberg | first3=A. M. | last4=Feil | first4=D. | journal=Acta Crystallographica Section B | volume=28 | issue=5 | pages=1646–1648 | url=https://research.utwente.nl/en/publications/the-crystal-structure-of-urea-oxalic-acid-21(69dd4c63-6490-4e86-9cc7-aa79785ecb7c).html}}</ref> |
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==Occurrence== |
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===Biosynthesis=== |
===Biosynthesis=== |
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At least two pathways exist for the enzyme-mediated formation of oxalate. |
At least two pathways exist for the enzyme-mediated formation of oxalate. In one pathway, [[oxaloacetate]], a component of the [[Krebs citric acid cycle]], is hydrolyzed to oxalate and acetic acid by the enzyme [[oxaloacetase]]:<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1139/m96-114| title = Oxalate production by fungi: Its role in pathogenicity and ecology in the soil environment| journal = Canadian Journal of Microbiology| volume = 42| issue = 9| pages = 881–895| year = 1996| last1 = Dutton | first1 = M. V. | last2 = Evans | first2 = C. S.}}.</ref> |
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:[O<sub>2</sub>CC(O)CH<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2−</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O → C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup> + CH<sub>3</sub>CO<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup> |
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:{{chem2|[O2CC(O)CH2CO2](2−) + H2O → C2O4(2−) + CH3CO2− + H+}} |
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It also arises from the dehydrogenation of [[glycolic acid]], which is produced by the metabolism of [[ethylene glycol]]. |
It also arises from the dehydrogenation of [[glycolic acid]], which is produced by the metabolism of [[ethylene glycol]]. |
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===Occurrence in foods and plants=== |
=== Occurrence in foods and plants{{anchor|found_in_foods_plants}} === |
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[[File:OxalisTriangularis.jpg|thumb|Stems of ''[[Oxalis triangularis]]'' contain oxalic acid.]] |
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[[Calcium oxalate]] is the most common component of [[kidney stone]]s. Early investigators isolated oxalic acid from [[Oxalis|wood-sorrel]] (''Oxalis''). Members of the [[spinach]] family are high in oxalates, as is [[sorrel]].<ref>Rombauer, Rombauer Becker, and Becker (1931/1997). ''Joy of Cooking'', p.415. ISBN 0-684-81870-1.</ref> [[Rhubarb]] leaves contain about 0.5% oxalic acid and jack-in-the-pulpit (''[[Arisaema triphyllum]]'') contains [[calcium oxalate]] crystals. Bacteria produce oxalates from oxidation of [[carbohydrate]]s.<ref name=Ullmann/> |
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Early investigators isolated oxalic acid from [[Oxalis|wood-sorrel]] (''Oxalis''). Members of the [[spinach]] family and the [[brassica]]s ([[cabbage]], [[broccoli]], [[brussels sprouts]]) are high in oxalates, as are [[sorrel]] and [[umbellifer]]s like [[parsley]].<ref>Rombauer, Rombauer Becker, and Becker (1931/1997). ''Joy of Cooking'', p.415. {{ISBN|0-684-81870-1}}.</ref> The leaves and stems of all species of the genus ''[[Chenopodium]]'' and related genera of the family [[Amaranthaceae]], which includes [[quinoa]], contain high levels of oxalic acid.<ref name="oxalic acid quinoa leaves">{{cite journal |last1=Siener |first1=Roswitha |first2=Ruth |last2=Honow |first3=Ana |last3=Seidler |first4=Susanne |last4=Voss |first5=Albrecht |last5=Hesse |year=2006 |title=Oxalate contents of species of the Polygonaceae, Amaranthaceae, and Chenopodiaceae families |journal=Food Chemistry |
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|volume=98 |issue=2 |pages=220–224 |doi=10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.05.059}}</ref> [[Rhubarb]] leaves contain about 0.5% oxalic acid, and jack-in-the-pulpit (''[[Arisaema triphyllum]]'') contains [[calcium oxalate]] crystals. Similarly, the [[Parthenocissus quinquefolia|Virginia creeper]], a common decorative vine, produces oxalic acid in its berries as well as oxalate crystals in the sap, in the form of [[raphide]]s. Bacteria produce oxalates from oxidation of [[carbohydrate]]s.<ref name=Ullmann/> |
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Plants of the genus ''[[Fenestraria]]'' produce optical fibers made from crystalline oxalic acid to transmit light to subterranean photosynthetic sites.<ref>Attenborough, David. "Surviving." ''The Private Life of Plants: A Natural History of Plant Behaviour''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1995. 265+. [https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1928803W/The_private_life_of_plants "OpenLibrary.org: The Private Life of Plants"] Print.</ref> |
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===Other=== |
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Oxidized [[bitumen]] or bitumen exposed to [[gamma rays]] also contains oxalic acid among its degradation products. Oxalic acid may increase the leaching of [[radionuclide]]s conditioned in bitumen for [[radioactive waste disposal]].{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} |
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[[Carambola]], also known as starfruit, also contains oxalic acid along with [[caramboxin]]. Citrus juice contains small amounts of oxalic acid. |
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The formation of naturally occurring calcium oxalate [[patina]]s on certain [[limestone]] and [[marble]] statues and monuments has been proposed to be caused by the chemical reaction of the carbonate stone with oxalic acid secreted by [[lichen]] or other [[microorganisms]].<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1007/BF02450015|title=Oxalate patinas on ancient monuments: The biological hypothesis|journal=Aerobiologia|volume=7|pages=31–37|year=2016|last1=Sabbioni|first1=Cristina|last2=Zappia|first2=Giuseppe|s2cid=85017563}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|doi=10.1007/978-3-642-27682-8_27|isbn=978-3-642-27681-1|chapter=The Formation of Oxalate Patina on the Surface of Carbonate Rocks Under the Influence of Microorganisms|title=Proceedings of the 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM)|year=2012|last1=Frank-Kamemetskaya|first1=Olga|last2=Rusakov|first2=Alexey|last3=Barinova|first3=Ekaterina|last4=Zelenskaya|first4=Marina|last5=Vlasov|first5=Dmitrij|pages=213–220}}</ref> |
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===Production by fungi=== |
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Many soil fungus species secrete oxalic acid, which results in greater solubility of metal cations and increased availability of certain soil nutrients, and can lead to the formation of calcium oxalate crystals.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dutton |first1=Martin V. |last2=Evans |first2=Christine S. |title=Oxalate production by fungi: its role in pathogenicity and ecology in the soil environment |journal=Canadian Journal of Microbiology |date=1 September 1996 |volume=42 |issue=9 |pages=881–895 |doi=10.1139/m96-114}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author1-link=Geoffrey Michael Gadd |last1=Gadd |first1=Geoffrey M. |title=Fungal Production of Citric and Oxalic Acid: Importance in Metal Speciation, Physiology and Biogeochemical Processes |journal=Advances in Microbial Physiology |date=1 January 1999 |volume=41 |pages=47–92 |publisher=Academic Press |language=en|doi=10.1016/S0065-2911(08)60165-4 |pmid=10500844 |isbn=9780120277414}}</ref> Some fungi such as ''[[Aspergillus niger]]'' have been extensively studied for the industrial production of oxalic acid;<ref name=stra1994>{{cite journal |last1=Strasser |first1=Hermann |last2=Burgstaller |first2=Wolfgang |last3=Schinner |first3=Franz |title=High-yield production of oxalic acid for metal leaching processes by Aspergillus niger |journal=FEMS Microbiology Letters |date=June 1994 |volume=119 |issue=3 |pages=365–370 |doi=10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb06914.x|pmid=8050718 |s2cid=39060069 |doi-access=free}}</ref> however, those processes are not yet economically competitive with production from oil and gas.<ref name=tkacz2012>Jan S. Tkacz, Lene Lange (2012): ''Advances in Fungal Biotechnology for Industry, Agriculture, and Medicine''. 445 pages. {{isbn|9781441988591}}</ref> |
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''[[Cryphonectria parasitica]]'' may excrete oxalic acid containing solutions at the advancing edge of its chestnut [[cambium]] infection. The lower pH (<2.5) of more concentrated oxalic acid excretions may degrade cambium cell walls and have a toxic effect on chestnut cambium cells. Cambium cells that burst provide nutrients for a blight infection advance. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rigling |first1=Daniel |last2=Prospero |first2=Simone |title= Cryphonectria parasitica, the causal agent of chestnut blight: invasion history, population biology and disease control |journal=Molecular Plant Pathology |date=31 January 2017 |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=7–20 |doi=10.1111/mpp.12542|doi-access=free |pmid=28142223 |pmc=6638123 }}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Havir |first1=Evelyn |last2=Anagnostakis |first2=Sandra |title= Oxalate production by virulent but not by hypovirulent strains of Endothia parasitica |journal= Physiological Plant Pathology |
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|date=November 1983 |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=369–376 |doi=10.1016/0048-4059(83)90021-8}}</ref> |
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==Biochemistry== |
==Biochemistry== |
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The [[conjugate base]] of oxalic acid ([[oxalate]]) is a [[competitive inhibitor]] of the [[lactate dehydrogenase]](LDH) enzyme.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Novoa|first=William| |
The [[conjugate base]] of oxalic acid is the hydrogenoxalate anion, and its conjugate base ([[oxalate]]) is a [[competitive inhibitor]] of the [[lactate dehydrogenase]] (LDH) enzyme.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Novoa|first=William|author2=Alfred Winer |author3=Andrew Glaid |author4=George Schwert |title=Lactic Dehydrogenase V. inhibition by Oxamate and Oxalate|pmid=13654335|journal=Journal of Biological Chemistry|year=1958 |volume=234 |issue=5 |pages=1143–8|doi=10.1016/S0021-9258(18)98146-9|doi-access=free}}</ref> LDH catalyses the conversion of [[pyruvate]] to [[lactic acid]] (end product of the fermentation (anaerobic) process) oxidising the coenzyme [[NADH]] to [[NAD+|NAD<sup>+</sup>]] and [[Hydron (chemistry)|H<sup>+</sup>]] concurrently. Restoring NAD<sup>+</sup> levels is essential to the continuation of anaerobic energy metabolism through [[glycolysis]]. As cancer cells preferentially use anaerobic metabolism (see [[Warburg effect (oncology)|Warburg effect]]) inhibition of LDH has been shown to inhibit tumor formation and growth,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Le|first=Anne|author2=Charles Cooper |author3=Arvin Gouw |author4=Ramani Dinavahi |author5=Anirban Maitra |author6=Lorraine Deck |author7=Robert Royer |author8=David Vander Jagt |author9=Gregg Semenza |author10=Chi Dang |title=Inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase A induces oxidative stress and inhibits tumor progression|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|date=14 December 2009|doi=10.1073/pnas.0914433107 |volume=107 |issue=5|pages=2037–2042 |pmid=20133848 |pmc=2836706|doi-access=free}}</ref> thus is an interesting potential course of cancer treatment. |
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Oxalic acid plays a key role in the interaction between pathogenic fungi and plants. Small amounts of oxalic acid enhances plant resistance to fungi, but higher amounts cause widespread programmed cell death of the plant and help with fungi infection. Plants normally produce it in small amounts, but some pathogenic fungi such as ''[[Sclerotinia sclerotiorum]]'' cause a toxic accumulation.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lehner |first1=A |last2=Meimoun |first2=P |last3=Errakhi |first3=R |last4=Madiona |first4=K |last5=Barakate |first5=M |last6=Bouteau |first6=F |title=Toxic and signalling effects of oxalic acid: Oxalic acid-Natural born killer or natural born protector? |journal=Plant Signaling & Behavior |date=September 2008 |volume=3 |issue=9 |pages=746–8 |doi=10.4161/psb.3.9.6634 |pmid=19704845 |pmc=2634576}}</ref> |
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==Applications== |
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About 25% of produced oxalic acid is used as a [[mordant]] in dyeing processes. It is used in [[Bleach (chemical)|bleach]]es, especially for [[pulpwood]]. It is also used in baking powder.<ref name=Ullmann/> |
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Oxalate, besides being biosynthesised, may also be biodegraded. ''[[Oxalobacter formigenes]]'' is an important gut bacterium that helps animals (including humans) degrade oxalate.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Daniel SL, Moradi L, Paiste H, Wood KD, Assimos DG, Holmes RP, Nazzal L, Hatch M, Knight J | display-authors = 6 | title = Forty Years of Oxalobacter formigenes, a Gutsy Oxalate-Degrading Specialist | journal = Applied and Environmental Microbiology | volume = 87 | issue = 18 | pages = e0054421 | date = August 2021 | pmid = 34190610 | pmc = 8388816 | doi = 10.1128/AEM.00544-21 | bibcode = 2021ApEnM..87E.544D | editor-first = M. | editor-last = Julia Pettinari}}</ref> |
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===Cleaning=== |
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Oxalic acid's main applications include cleaning or bleaching, especially for the removal of rust (iron complexing agent), e.g. [[Bar Keepers Friend]] is an example of a household cleaner containing oxalic acid. Its utility in rust removal agents is due to its forming a stable, water soluble salt with ferric iron, [[Sodium ferrioxalate|ferrioxalate]] ion. |
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===Extractive metallurgy=== |
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Oxalic acid's main applications include cleaning or bleaching, especially for the removal of rust (iron complexing agent). Its utility in rust removal agents is due to its forming a stable, water-soluble salt with ferric iron, [[Sodium ferrioxalate|ferrioxalate]] ion. Oxalic acid is an ingredient in some tooth whitening products. About 25% of produced oxalic acid is used as a [[mordant]] in dyeing processes. It is also used in [[Bleach (chemical)|bleaches]], especially for [[pulpwood]], cork, straw, cane, feathers, and for rust removal and other cleaning, in baking powder, and as a third reagent in silica analysis instruments. |
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Oxalic acid is an important reagent in [[lanthanide]] chemistry. Hydrated lanthanide oxalates form readily in strongly acidic solutions in a densely [[crystalline]], easily filtered form, largely free of contamination by nonlanthanide elements. Thermal decomposition of these oxalate gives the [[oxide]]s, which is the most commonly marketed form of these elements. |
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===Niche uses=== |
===Niche uses=== |
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[[File:Beecrystals.PNG|right|thumb|Honeybee coated with oxalate crystals]] |
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Vaporized oxalic acid, or a 3.2% solution of oxalic acid in sugar syrup, is used by some [[beekeeper]]s as a [[miticide]] against the parasitic [[Varroa destructor|varroa mite]]. |
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Oxalic acid is used by some [[beekeeper]]s as a [[miticide]] against the parasitic [[Varroa destructor|varroa mite]].<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=N8HNAQAACAAJ | title = Exploring New Methods for Varroa Mite Control | author = Yu-Lun Lisa Fu | date = 2008 | publisher = Michigan State University}}</ref> |
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Dilute solutions (0.05–0.15 [[Molar concentration|M]]) of oxalic acid can be used to remove iron from clays such as [[kaolinite]] to produce light-colored [[ceramic]]s.<ref name=lee2007>{{cite journal | doi=10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.02.005 | title=Dissolution of iron oxide using oxalic acid | year=2007 | last1=Lee | first1=Sung Oh | last2=Tran | first2=Tam | last3=Jung | first3=Byoung Hi | last4=Kim | first4=Seong Jun | last5=Kim | first5=Myong Jun | journal=Hydrometallurgy | volume=87 | issue=3–4 | pages=91–99 | bibcode=2007HydMe..87...91L}}</ref> |
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Oxalic acid can be used to clean minerals like many other acids. Two such examples are quartz crystals and pyrite.<ref>Jackson, Faith. [http://bluemooncrystals.com/Crystal_Cleaning.html "Quartz Crystal Cleaning"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184354/http://bluemooncrystals.com/Crystal_Cleaning.html |date=2013-10-29}}. bluemooncrystals.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.mindat.org/article.php/403/Cleaning+Quartz "Rock Currier – Cleaning Quartz"]. mindat.org</ref><ref>Georgia Mineral Society. [https://www.gamineral.org/writings/cleanpyrite-anon.html "Cleaning Pyrites"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605180113/https://www.gamineral.org/writings/cleanpyrite-anon.html |date=2023-6-5}}. www.gamineral.org.</ref> |
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Oxalic acid is sometimes used in the aluminum [[anodizing]] process, with or without sulfuric acid.<ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1186/2193-8865-3-34 | title=The effect of sulfuric acid, oxalic acid, and their combination on the size and regularity of the porous alumina by anodization | year=2013 | last1=Keshavarz | first1=Alireza | last2=Parang | first2=Zohreh | last3=Nasseri | first3=Ahmad | journal=Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry | volume=3 | s2cid=97273964 | doi-access=free}}</ref> Compared to sulfuric-acid anodizing, the coatings obtained are thinner and exhibit lower surface roughness. |
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Oxalic acid is also widely used as a wood bleach, most often in its crystalline form to be mixed with water to its proper dilution for use.{{cn|date=March 2023}} |
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=== Semiconductor industry === |
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Oxalic acid is also used in electronic and semiconductor industries. In 2006 it was reported being used in [[Chemical-mechanical polishing|electrochemical–mechanical planarization]] of copper layers in the semiconductor devices fabrication process.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lowalekar |first=Viral Pradeep |date=2006 |title=Oxalic Acid Based Chemical Systems for Electrochemical Mechanical Planarization of Copper |url=https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/193886 |journal=UA Campus Repository |language=en |publisher=[[University of Arizona]] |bibcode=2006PhDT........96L}}</ref> |
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===Proposed uses=== |
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Oxalic acid is rubbed onto completed marble sculptures to seal the surface and introduce a shine. Oxalic acid is also used to clean iron and manganese deposits from [[quartz]] crystals.<ref>[http://bluemooncrystals.com/Crystal_Cleaning.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.mindat.org/article.php/403/Cleaning+Quartz]</ref> |
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Reduction of [[carbon dioxide]] to oxalic acid by various methods, such as [[Electrosynthesis|electrocatalysis]] using a [[copper]] complex,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bouwman |first1=Elisabeth |last2=Angamuthu |first2=Raja |last3=Byers |first3=Philip |last4=Lutz |first4=Martin |last5=Spek |first5=Anthony L. |title=Electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> Conversion to Oxalate by a Copper Complex |journal=Science |date=July 15, 2010 |volume=327 |issue=5393 |pages=313–315 |doi=10.1126/science.1177981 |pmid=20075248 |citeseerx=10.1.1.1009.2076 |bibcode=2010Sci...327..313A |s2cid=24938351}}</ref> is under study as a proposed chemical intermediate for [[carbon capture and utilization]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Schuler | first1=Eric | last2=Demetriou | first2=Marilena | last3=Shiju | first3=N. Raveendran | last4=Gruter | first4=Gert-Jan M. | title=Towards Sustainable Oxalic Acid from CO<sub>2</sub> and Biomass | journal=ChemSusChem | volume=14 | issue=18 | date=2021-09-20 | issn=1864-5631 | pmid=34324259 | pmc=8519076 | doi=10.1002/cssc.202101272 | pages=3636–3664}}</ref> |
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==Content in food items== |
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<ref>All data not specifically annotated is from ''Agriculture Handbook No. 8-11, Vegetables and Vegetable Products'', 1984. ([http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=9444 "Nutrient Data : Oxalic Acid Content of Selected Vegetables"]. ars.usda.gov)</ref>{{clarify |date=December 2018 |reason= data in this chart, which is copied from the 1984 USDA publication cited, is inconsistent with more recent studies. Several listed values are off by a factor of 10, which is significant.}} |
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| [[Amaranth]] || {{ntsh|1.09}} 1.09 |
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| [[Snap beans|Beans, snap]] || {{ntsh|.36}} 0.36 |
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| [[Beet]] leaves || {{ntsh|.61}} 0.61 |
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| [[Beetroot]] || {{ntsh|.06}} 0.06<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal |last1=Chai |first1=Weiwen |last2=Liebman |first2=Michael |title=Effect of Different Cooking Methods on Vegetable Oxalate Content |journal=Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |date=2005 |volume=53 |issue=8 |pages=3027–30 |doi=10.1021/jf048128d |pmid=15826055}}</ref> |
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| [[Beet]] leaves || {{ntsh|.61}} 0.61 |
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| [[Broccoli]] |
| [[Broccoli]] || {{ntsh|.19}} 0.19 |
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| [[Brussels sprouts]] || {{ntsh|.02}} 0.02<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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| [[Cabbage]] || {{ntsh|.10}} 0.10 |
| [[Cabbage]] || {{ntsh|.10}} 0.10 |
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| [[Celery]] || {{ntsh|.19}} 0.19 |
| [[Celery]] || {{ntsh|.19}} 0.19 |
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| [[Chicory]] || {{ntsh|.21}} 0. |
| [[Chicory]] || {{ntsh|.21}} 0.2 |
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| [[Chives]] || {{ntsh|1.48}} 1.48 |
| [[Chives]] || {{ntsh|1.48}} 1.48 |
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| [[Sweet corn|Corn, sweet]] || {{ntsh|.01}} 0.01 |
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| [[Cucumber]] || {{ntsh|.02}} 0.02 |
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| [[Eggplant]] || {{ntsh|.19}} 0.19 |
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| [[Radish]] || {{ntsh|.48}} 0.48 |
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| [[Rhubarb]] leaves || {{ntsh|.52}} 0.52<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Pucher, GW|author2=Wakeman, AJ|author3=Vickery, HB|title=The organic acids of rhubarb (''Rheum hybridium''). III. The behavior of the organic acids during culture of excised leaves|journal=Journal of Biological Chemistry|year=1938|volume=126|issue=1|page=43|doi=10.1016/S0021-9258(18)73892-1|doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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| [[Rutabaga]] || {{ntsh|.03}} 0.03 |
| [[Rutabaga]] || {{ntsh|.03}} 0.03 |
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| [[Spinach]] || {{ntsh|.97}} 0.97 <small>(ranges from 0.65% to 1.3%<br>on fresh weight basis)</small><ref>{{cite news|last1=Durham|first1=Sharon|title=Making Spinach with Low Oxalate Levels|url=https://agresearchmag.ars.usda.gov/2017/jan/spinach/|access-date=26 June 2017|work=AgResearch Magazine|agency=United States Department of Agriculture|issue=January 2017|quote=The scientists analyzed oxalate concentrations in 310 spinach varieties—300 USDA germplasm accessions and 10 commercial cultivars. “These spinach varieties and cultivars displayed oxalate concentrations from 647.2 to 1286.9 mg/100 g on a fresh weight basis,” says Mou.}}</ref> |
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| [[Spinach]] || {{ntsh|.97}} 0.97 |
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| [[Squash (plant)|Squash]] || {{ntsh|.02}} 0.02 |
| [[Squash (plant)|Squash]] || {{ntsh|.02}} 0.02 |
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| [[Sweet potato]] || {{ntsh|.24}} 0.24 |
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==Toxicity |
==Toxicity== |
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Oxalic acid has an oral [[Lowest published lethal dose|LD<sub>Lo</sub>]] (lowest published lethal dose) of 600 mg/kg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oxalic Acid Material Safety Data Sheet|url=http://www.ricpl.com/Oxalic_Acid_MSDS.pdf|publisher=Radiant Indus Chem|access-date=2014-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220835/http://www.ricpl.com/Oxalic_Acid_MSDS.pdf|archive-date=2014-05-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been reported that the lethal oral dose is 15 to 30 grams.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/144627.html "CDC – Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH): Oxalic acid – NIOSH Publications and Products"]. cdc.gov</ref> The toxicity of oxalic acid is due to kidney failure caused by precipitation of solid [[calcium oxalate]].<ref>[http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/pages/includes/document/open_document.jsp?webContentId=WC500015217 EMEA Committee for veterinary medicinal products, oxalic acid summary report, December 2003]</ref> |
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Oxalic acid has toxic effects through contact and if [[Ingestion|ingested]]; manufacturers provide details in [[Material Safety Data Sheet]]s (MSDS). It is not identified as [[mutagenic]] or [[carcinogenic]]; there is a possible risk of congenital malformation in the fetus; may be harmful if [[Inhalation|inhaled]], and is extremely destructive to [[Biological tissue|tissue]] of [[mucous membrane]]s and upper [[respiratory tract]]; harmful if swallowed; harmful to and destructive of tissue and causes burns if absorbed through the skin or is in contact with the eyes. Symptoms and effects include a burning sensation, cough, wheezing, [[laryngitis]], shortness of breath, [[spasm]], inflammation and [[edema]] of the [[larynx]], inflammation and edema of the [[bronchi]], [[pneumonitis]], [[pulmonary edema]].<ref>[http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/MSDS/MSDS/DisplayMSDSPage.do?country=GB&language=en&productNumber=247537&brand=SIAL&PageToGoToURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigmaaldrich.com%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch%3Finterface%3DAll%26term%3Doxalic%2Bacid%26lang%3Den%26region%3DGB%26focus%3Dproduct%26N%3D0%2B220003048%2B219853121%2B219853286%26mode%3Dmatch%2520partialmax Sigma-Aldrich: Oxalic acid dihydrate Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)]</ref> |
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Oxalate is known to cause [[mitochondrial dysfunction]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Mikita|last2=Yarlagadda|first2=Vidhush|last3=Adedoyin|first3=Oreoluwa|last4=Saini|first4=Vikram|last5=Assimos|first5=Dean G.|last6=Holmes|first6=Ross P.|last7=Mitchell|first7=Tanecia|date=May 2018|title=Oxalate induces mitochondrial dysfunction and disrupts redox homeostasis in a human monocyte derived cell line|journal=Redox Biology|volume=15|pages=207–215|doi=10.1016/j.redox.2017.12.003|pmid=29272854|pmc=5975227}}</ref> |
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In humans, ingested oxalic acid has an oral [[Lowest published lethal dose|LD<sub>Lo</sub>]] (lowest published lethal dose) of 600 mg/kg.<ref>{{cite web |
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}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=May 2013}} It has been reported that the lethal oral dose is 15 to 30 grams.<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/144627.html CDC: Documentation for Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs), Oxalic acid, May 1994]</ref> |
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Ingestion of [[ethylene glycol]] results in oxalic acid as a metabolite which can also cause acute kidney failure. |
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==Kidney stones== |
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Most [[kidney stone]]s, 76%, are composed of [[calcium oxalate]].<ref name="Singh">{{cite journal |last1=Singh |first1=Prince |last2=Enders |first2=Felicity T. |last3=Vaughan |first3=Lisa E. |last4=Bergstralh |first4=Eric J. |last5=Knoedler |first5=John J. |last6=Krambeck |first6=Amy E. |last7=Lieske |first7=John C. |last8=Rule |first8=Andrew D. |title=Stone Composition Among First-Time Symptomatic Kidney Stone Formers in the Community |journal=Mayo Clinic Proceedings |date=October 2015 |volume=90 |issue=10 |pages=1356–1365 |doi=10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.07.016|pmid=26349951 |pmc=4593754}}</ref> |
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{{note|reference_name_A|a}}Unless otherwise cited, all measurements are based on raw vegetable weights with original moisture content. |
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*[http://gmd.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/Spectrums/ad304d2f-132a-4bba-8e72-d931e77e1c6e.aspx Oxalic acid MS Spectrum] |
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*[http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=9444 Alternative link: Table: Oxalic Acid Content of Selected Vegetables (USDA)] |
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*[http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/rhubarb-poison.html About rhubarb poisoning (The Rhubarb Compendium)] |
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Oxalic acid dihydrate
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Names | |||
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IUPAC name
1,2-ethanedioic acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
Oxalic acid[1] | |||
Systematic IUPAC name
Ethanedioic acid[1] | |||
Other names
Wood bleach
(Carboxyl)carboxylic acid Carboxylformic acid Dicarboxylic acid Diformic acid | |||
Identifiers | |||
3D model (JSmol)
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385686 | |||
ChEBI | |||
ChEMBL | |||
ChemSpider | |||
DrugBank | |||
ECHA InfoCard | 100.005.123 | ||
EC Number |
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2208 | |||
KEGG | |||
MeSH | Oxalic+acid | ||
PubChem CID
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UNII |
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UN number | 3261 | ||
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Properties | |||
C2H2O4 | |||
Molar mass | 90.034 g·mol−1 (anhydrous) 126.065 g·mol−1 (dihydrate) | ||
Appearance | White crystals | ||
Odor | Odorless | ||
Density | 1.90 g/cm3 (anhydrous, at 17 °C)[2] 1.653 g/cm3 (dihydrate) | ||
Melting point | 189 to 191 °C (372 to 376 °F; 462 to 464 K) 101.5 °C (214.7 °F; 374.6 K) dihydrate | ||
Boiling point | decomposes (see article for details) | ||
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Solubility | 237 g/L (15 °C) in ethanol 14 g/L (15 °C) in diethyl ether[4] | ||
Vapor pressure | <0.001 mmHg (20 °C)[5] | ||
Acidity (pKa) | pKa1 = 1.25 pKa2 = 4.14[6] | ||
Conjugate base | Hydrogenoxalate | ||
−60.05·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
Thermochemistry[7] | |||
Heat capacity (C)
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91.0 J/(mol·K) | ||
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
109.8 J/(mol·K) | ||
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−829.9 kJ/mol | ||
Pharmacology | |||
QP53AG03 (WHO) | |||
Hazards | |||
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards
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Corrosive | ||
GHS labelling: | |||
Danger | |||
H302+H312, H318, H402 | |||
P264, P270, P273, P280, P301+P312+P330, P302+P352+P312, P305+P351+P338+P310, P362+P364, P501 | |||
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
Flash point | 166 °C (331 °F; 439 K) | ||
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
LDLo (lowest published)
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1000 mg/kg (dog, oral) 1400 mg/kg (rat) 7500 mg/kg (rat, oral)[8] | ||
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
PEL (Permissible)
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TWA 1 mg/m3[5] | ||
REL (Recommended)
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TWA 1 mg/m3 ST 2 mg/m3[5] | ||
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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500 mg/m3[5] | ||
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS | ||
Related compounds | |||
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Oxalic acid is an organic acid with the systematic name ethanedioic acid and chemical formula HO−C(=O)−C(=O)−OH, also written as (COOH)2 or (CO2H)2 or H2C2O4. It is the simplest dicarboxylic acid. It is a white crystalline solid that forms a colorless solution in water. Its name comes from the fact that early investigators isolated oxalic acid from flowering plants of the genus Oxalis, commonly known as wood-sorrels. It occurs naturally in many foods. Excessive ingestion of oxalic acid or prolonged skin contact can be dangerous.
Oxalic acid has much greater acid strength than acetic acid. It is a reducing agent[9] and its conjugate bases hydrogen oxalate (HC2O−4) and oxalate (C2O2−4) are chelating agents for metal cations. It is used as a cleaning agent, especially for the removal of rust, because it forms a water-soluble ferric iron complex, the ferrioxalate ion. Oxalic acid typically occurs as the dihydrate with the formula H2C2O4·2H2O.
History
[edit]The preparation of salts of oxalic acid from plants had been known, at least since 1745, when the Dutch botanist and physician Herman Boerhaave isolated a salt from wood sorrel, akin to kraft process.[10] By 1773, François Pierre Savary of Fribourg, Switzerland had isolated oxalic acid from its salt in sorrel.[11]
In 1776, Swedish chemists Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Torbern Olof Bergman[12] produced oxalic acid by reacting sugar with concentrated nitric acid; Scheele called the acid that resulted socker-syra or såcker-syra (sugar acid). By 1784, Scheele had shown that "sugar acid" and oxalic acid from natural sources were identical.[13] The modern name was introduced along with many other acid names by de Morveau, Lavoisier and coauthors in 1787.[14]
In 1824, the German chemist Friedrich Wöhler obtained oxalic acid by reacting cyanogen with ammonia in aqueous solution.[15] This experiment may represent the first synthesis of a natural product.[16]
Production
[edit]Industrial
[edit]Oxalic acid is mainly manufactured by the oxidation of carbohydrates or glucose using nitric acid or air in the presence of vanadium pentoxide. Another process uses oxygen to regenerate the nitric acid, using a variety of precursors including glycolic acid and ethylene glycol.[17] As of 2011, this process was only used by Mitsubishi in Japan.[18] A newer method entails oxidative carbonylation of alcohols to give the diesters of oxalic acid:
- 4 ROH + 4 CO + O2 → 2 (CO2R)2 + 2 H2O
These diesters are subsequently hydrolyzed to oxalic acid. Approximately 120,000 tonnes are produced annually.[16]
Historically oxalic acid was obtained exclusively by using caustics, such as sodium or potassium hydroxide, on sawdust, followed by acidification of the oxalate by mineral acids, such as sulfuric acid.[19] Oxalic acid can also be formed by the heating of sodium formate in the presence of an alkaline catalyst.[20]
Laboratory
[edit]Although it can be readily purchased, oxalic acid can be prepared in the laboratory by oxidizing sucrose using nitric acid in the presence of a small amount of vanadium pentoxide as a catalyst.[21]
The hydrated solid can be dehydrated with heat or by azeotropic distillation.[22]
Structure
[edit]Anhydrous
[edit]Anhydrous oxalic acid exists as two polymorphs; in one the hydrogen-bonding results in a chain-like structure, whereas the hydrogen bonding pattern in the other form defines a sheet-like structure.[23] Because the anhydrous material is both acidic and hydrophilic (water seeking), it is used in esterifications.
Dihydrate
[edit]The dihydrate H
2C
2O
4·2H
2O has space group C52h–P21/n, with lattice parameters a = 611.9 pm, b = 360.7 pm, c = 1205.7 pm, β = 106°19′, Z = 2.[24] The main inter-atomic distances are: C−C 153 pm, C−O1 129 pm, C−O2 119 pm.[25]
Reactions
[edit]Acid–base properties
[edit]Oxalic acid's pKa values vary in the literature from 1.25 to 1.46 and from 3.81 to 4.40.[26][27][28] The 100th ed of the CRC, released in 2019, has values of 1.25 and 3.81.[29] Oxalic acid is relatively strong compared to other carboxylic acids:
H2C2O4 ⇌ HC2O−4 + H+ | pKa1 = 1.27 | |
HC2O−4 ⇌ C2O2−4 + H+ | pKa2 = 4.27 |
Oxalic acid undergoes many of the reactions characteristic for other carboxylic acids. It forms esters such as dimethyl oxalate (m.p. 52.5 to 53.5 °C, 126.5 to 128.3 °F).[30] It forms an acid chloride called oxalyl chloride.
Metal-binding properties
[edit]Transition metal oxalate complexes are numerous, e.g. the drug oxaliplatin. Oxalic acid has been shown to reduce manganese dioxide MnO2 in manganese ores to allow the leaching of the metal by sulfuric acid.[31]
Oxalic acid is an important reagent in lanthanide chemistry. Hydrated lanthanide oxalates form readily in very strongly acidic solutions as a densely crystalline, easily filtered form, largely free of contamination by nonlanthanide elements:
- 2 Ln3+ + 3 H2C2O4 → Ln2(C2O4)3 + 6 H+
Thermal decomposition of these oxalates gives the oxides, which is the most commonly marketed form of these elements.[32]
Other
[edit]Oxalic acid and oxalates can be oxidized by permanganate in an autocatalytic reaction.[33]
Oxalic acid vapor decomposes at 125–175 °C into carbon dioxide CO
2 and formic acid HCOOH. Photolysis with 237–313 nm UV light also produces carbon monoxide CO and water.[34]
Evaporation of a solution of urea and oxalic acid in 2:1 molar ratio yields a solid crystalline compound H2C2O4·2CO(NH2)2, consisting of stacked two-dimensional networks of the neutral molecules held together by hydrogen bonds with the oxygen atoms.[35]
Occurrence
[edit]Biosynthesis
[edit]At least two pathways exist for the enzyme-mediated formation of oxalate. In one pathway, oxaloacetate, a component of the Krebs citric acid cycle, is hydrolyzed to oxalate and acetic acid by the enzyme oxaloacetase:[36]
- [O2CC(O)CH2CO2]2− + H2O → C2O2−4 + CH3CO−2 + H+
It also arises from the dehydrogenation of glycolic acid, which is produced by the metabolism of ethylene glycol.
Occurrence in foods and plants
[edit]Early investigators isolated oxalic acid from wood-sorrel (Oxalis). Members of the spinach family and the brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts) are high in oxalates, as are sorrel and umbellifers like parsley.[37] The leaves and stems of all species of the genus Chenopodium and related genera of the family Amaranthaceae, which includes quinoa, contain high levels of oxalic acid.[38] Rhubarb leaves contain about 0.5% oxalic acid, and jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) contains calcium oxalate crystals. Similarly, the Virginia creeper, a common decorative vine, produces oxalic acid in its berries as well as oxalate crystals in the sap, in the form of raphides. Bacteria produce oxalates from oxidation of carbohydrates.[16]
Plants of the genus Fenestraria produce optical fibers made from crystalline oxalic acid to transmit light to subterranean photosynthetic sites.[39]
Carambola, also known as starfruit, also contains oxalic acid along with caramboxin. Citrus juice contains small amounts of oxalic acid.
The formation of naturally occurring calcium oxalate patinas on certain limestone and marble statues and monuments has been proposed to be caused by the chemical reaction of the carbonate stone with oxalic acid secreted by lichen or other microorganisms.[40][41]
Production by fungi
[edit]Many soil fungus species secrete oxalic acid, which results in greater solubility of metal cations and increased availability of certain soil nutrients, and can lead to the formation of calcium oxalate crystals.[42][43] Some fungi such as Aspergillus niger have been extensively studied for the industrial production of oxalic acid;[44] however, those processes are not yet economically competitive with production from oil and gas.[45] Cryphonectria parasitica may excrete oxalic acid containing solutions at the advancing edge of its chestnut cambium infection. The lower pH (<2.5) of more concentrated oxalic acid excretions may degrade cambium cell walls and have a toxic effect on chestnut cambium cells. Cambium cells that burst provide nutrients for a blight infection advance. [46] [47]
Biochemistry
[edit]The conjugate base of oxalic acid is the hydrogenoxalate anion, and its conjugate base (oxalate) is a competitive inhibitor of the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzyme.[48] LDH catalyses the conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid (end product of the fermentation (anaerobic) process) oxidising the coenzyme NADH to NAD+ and H+ concurrently. Restoring NAD+ levels is essential to the continuation of anaerobic energy metabolism through glycolysis. As cancer cells preferentially use anaerobic metabolism (see Warburg effect) inhibition of LDH has been shown to inhibit tumor formation and growth,[49] thus is an interesting potential course of cancer treatment.
Oxalic acid plays a key role in the interaction between pathogenic fungi and plants. Small amounts of oxalic acid enhances plant resistance to fungi, but higher amounts cause widespread programmed cell death of the plant and help with fungi infection. Plants normally produce it in small amounts, but some pathogenic fungi such as Sclerotinia sclerotiorum cause a toxic accumulation.[50]
Oxalate, besides being biosynthesised, may also be biodegraded. Oxalobacter formigenes is an important gut bacterium that helps animals (including humans) degrade oxalate.[51]
Applications
[edit]Oxalic acid's main applications include cleaning or bleaching, especially for the removal of rust (iron complexing agent). Its utility in rust removal agents is due to its forming a stable, water-soluble salt with ferric iron, ferrioxalate ion. Oxalic acid is an ingredient in some tooth whitening products. About 25% of produced oxalic acid is used as a mordant in dyeing processes. It is also used in bleaches, especially for pulpwood, cork, straw, cane, feathers, and for rust removal and other cleaning, in baking powder, and as a third reagent in silica analysis instruments.
Niche uses
[edit]Oxalic acid is used by some beekeepers as a miticide against the parasitic varroa mite.[52]
Dilute solutions (0.05–0.15 M) of oxalic acid can be used to remove iron from clays such as kaolinite to produce light-colored ceramics.[53]
Oxalic acid can be used to clean minerals like many other acids. Two such examples are quartz crystals and pyrite.[54][55][56]
Oxalic acid is sometimes used in the aluminum anodizing process, with or without sulfuric acid.[57] Compared to sulfuric-acid anodizing, the coatings obtained are thinner and exhibit lower surface roughness.
Oxalic acid is also widely used as a wood bleach, most often in its crystalline form to be mixed with water to its proper dilution for use.[citation needed]
Semiconductor industry
[edit]Oxalic acid is also used in electronic and semiconductor industries. In 2006 it was reported being used in electrochemical–mechanical planarization of copper layers in the semiconductor devices fabrication process.[58]
Proposed uses
[edit]Reduction of carbon dioxide to oxalic acid by various methods, such as electrocatalysis using a copper complex,[59] is under study as a proposed chemical intermediate for carbon capture and utilization.[60]
Content in food items
[edit]Vegetable | Content of oxalic acid (%)a |
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Amaranth | 1.09 |
Asparagus | 0.13 |
Beans, snap | 0.36 |
Beet leaves | 0.61 |
Beetroot | 0.06[62] |
Broccoli | 0.19 |
Brussels sprouts | 0.02[62] |
Cabbage | 0.10 |
Carrot | 0.50 |
Cassava | 1.26 |
Cauliflower | 0.15 |
Celery | 0.19 |
Chicory | 0.2 |
Chives | 1.48 |
Collards | 0.45 |
Coriander | 0.01 |
Corn, sweet | 0.01 |
Cucumber | 0.02 |
Eggplant | 0.19 |
Endive | 0.11 |
Garlic | 0.36 |
Kale | 0.02 |
Lettuce | 0.33 |
Okra | 0.05 |
Onion | 0.05 |
Parsley | 1.70 |
Parsnip | 0.04 |
Pea | 0.05 |
Bell pepper | 0.04 |
Potato | 0.05 |
Purslane | 1.31 |
Radish | 0.48 |
Rhubarb leaves | 0.52[63] |
Rutabaga | 0.03 |
Spinach | 0.97 (ranges from 0.65% to 1.3% on fresh weight basis)[64] |
Squash | 0.02 |
Sweet potato | 0.24 |
Swiss chard, green | 0.96 [62] |
Tomato | 0.05 |
Turnip | 0.21 |
Turnip greens | 0.05 |
Watercress | 0.31 |
Toxicity
[edit]Oxalic acid has an oral LDLo (lowest published lethal dose) of 600 mg/kg.[65] It has been reported that the lethal oral dose is 15 to 30 grams.[66] The toxicity of oxalic acid is due to kidney failure caused by precipitation of solid calcium oxalate.[67]
Oxalate is known to cause mitochondrial dysfunction.[68]
Ingestion of ethylene glycol results in oxalic acid as a metabolite which can also cause acute kidney failure.
Kidney stones
[edit]Most kidney stones, 76%, are composed of calcium oxalate.[69]
Notes
[edit]^a Unless otherwise cited, all measurements are based on raw vegetable weights with original moisture content.
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External links
[edit]- Oxalic acid MS Spectrum
- International Chemical Safety Card 0529
- NIOSH Guide to Chemical Hazards (CDC)
- Table: Oxalic acid content of selected vegetables (USDA)
- Alternative link: Table: Oxalic Acid Content of Selected Vegetables (USDA)
- About rhubarb poisoning (The Rhubarb Compendium)
- Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF) The Oxalate Content of Food 2008 (PDF)
- Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF) Diet Information
- Calculator: Water and solute activities in aqueous oxalic acid