Acetonedicarboxylic acid

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Acetonedicarboxylic acid[1]
Identifiers
PubChem 68328
ChemSpider 61623 YesY
EC number 208-797-9
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Properties
Molecular formula C5H6O5
Molar mass 146.09814 g/mol
Density 1,499 g/cm3
Melting point 133 °C (dec.)
Boiling point 408,4 °C (760mm Hg)
Hazards
Flash point 2,149 °C; 3,900 °F; 2,422 K
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Acetonedicarboxylic acid or 3-oxoglutaric acid is a simple carboxylic acid, which may be used as a building block in organic chemistry.

It is commercially available.[2] It may also be prepared by decarbonylation of citric acid in fuming sulfuric acid:[3]

References

  1. 1,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid at Sigma-Aldrich (safety data sheet)
  2. German patent DE 32245 Farbwerke vormals Meister, Lucius und Brüning in Höchst a. M. (eingereicht 9. November 1884, erteilt 9. July 1885)
  3. Roger Adams, H. M. Chiles, and C. F. Rassweiler (1941), "Acetonedicarboxylic Acid", Org. Synth. ; Coll. Vol. 1: 10 
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