Citraconic acid
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
(2Z)-2-Methylbut-2-enedioic acid | |
| Other names
Citraconate; Methylmaleic acid; cis-Methylbutenedioic acid | |
| Identifiers | |
498-23-7  | |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:17626 |
| ChemSpider | 553689 |
| DrugBank | DB04734 |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.145 |
| PubChem | 643798 |
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| Properties | |
| C5H6O4 | |
| Molar mass | 130.10 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Monoclinic crystals[1] |
| Density | 1.62 g/cm3[1] |
| Melting point | ~90 °C (decomposition)[1] |
| Freely soluble[1] | |
| Hazards | |
| R-phrases | R22[2] |
| S-phrases | S36[2] |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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| Infobox references | |
Citraconic acid is one of the pyrocitric acids formed upon the heating of citric acid.[1] It is the cis-isomer of mesaconic acid.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Budavari, Susan, ed. (1996), The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (12th ed.), Merck, ISBN 0911910123
- 1 2 Citraconic acid Archived January 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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