Citraconic acid

Citraconic acid
Names
IUPAC name
(2Z)-2-Methylbut-2-enedioic acid
Other names
Citraconate; Methylmaleic acid; cis-Methylbutenedioic acid
Identifiers
498-23-7 YesY
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ChEBI CHEBI:17626 YesY
ChemSpider 553689 YesY
DrugBank DB04734 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.145
PubChem 643798
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. 1 2 3 4 5 Budavari, Susan, ed. (1996), The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (12th ed.), Merck, ISBN 0911910123
  2. 1 2 Citraconic acid Archived January 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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