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Citraconic acid

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Citraconic acid
Names
IUPAC name (2Z)-2-Methylbut-2-enedioic acid
Other names Citraconate; Methylmaleic acid; cis-Methylbutenedioic acid
Identifiers
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ECHA InfoCard 100.007.145 Edit this at Wikidata
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H6O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h2H,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/b3-2-Key: HNEGQIOMVPPMNR-IHWYPQMZSA-N
SMILES
  • O=C(O)\C=C(/C(=O)O)C
Properties
Chemical formula C5H6O4
Molar mass 130.099 g·mol
Appearance Monoclinic crystals
Density 1.62 g/cm3
Melting point ~90 °C (decomposition)
Solubility in water Freely soluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). checkverify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

Citraconic acid is one of the pyrocitric acids formed upon the heating of citric acid. It is the trans-isomer of mesaconic acid.

References

  1. ^ Budavari, Susan, ed. (1996). The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (12th ed.). Merck. ISBN 0911910123.


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