2,3-pyrazine dicarboxylic acid

Name	2,3-pyrazine dicarboxylic acid
Alias	Pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid; Pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylate; 2,3-Dicarboxypyrazine; 2,3-Pyrazinedicarboxylic acid
CAS  No.	89-01-0
Formula	C6H4N2O4
Weight	168.108 g/mol
Usage	Pharmaceuticals/Intermediates
Appearance	White powder

Analysis Of Product

Tests	Specifications	Results
Assay (HPLC)	≥99.0%	99.7%
Appearance	Almost white crystalline powder	Complies
Water Content	≤0.5%	Complies
Total Impurities	≤2.0%	Complies

Pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid is a white powder. It's soluble in water, methanol, acetone and ethyl acetate, and slightly soluble in ethanol, ether, chloroform, benzene and petroleum ether. It can be used as an intermediate for the anti-tuberculosis drug pyrazinamide.