Constituent
Name
Frozen solution of aqueous Zn(Malate)3
Family
molecular solid
Class
hydrogen bonded molecular solid
Compound type
molecular solid solution
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Mass fraction State Relevance Comments
$H_2O$ Water molecule solvent main Deionized water, pH adjusted at 7 with NaOH
$Zn^{2+}$ Zinc(II) cation element 0.025 mol/l solute main Added as 25mM of Zn(NO3)2
D-$(COOH)CH_2CHOH(COOH)$ D-malic acid molecule 0.125 mol/l solute main Added as 250mM of racemic malate
L-$(COOH)CH_2CHOH(COOH)$ L-malic acid molecule 0.125 mol/l solute main Added as 250mM of racemic malate
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-OH$ 2 main
$R-C(=O)-OH$ 2 main
$R-OH$ 1 main
$R-CH_2-R$ 1 main
$R-C(=O)-OH$ 2 main
$R-OH$ 1 main
$R-CH_2-R$ 1 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$-O-H$ 2 main
$\geq C-C \leq$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 2 main
$\geq C-H$ 3 main
$\geq C-O-$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-O-$ 2 main
$>C=O$ 2 main
$-O-H$ 3 main
$\geq C-C \leq$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 2 main
$\geq C-H$ 3 main
$\geq C-O-$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-O-$ 2 main
$>C=O$ 2 main
$-O-H$ 3 main
Phase type
amorphous
Texture
amorphous