Tartronic acid
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Tartronic acid | |
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IUPAC name 2-hydroxypropanedioic acid | |
Other names tartronic acid, | |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | 80-69-3 |
PubChem | 45 |
ChemSpider | 44 |
EC number | 201-301-1 |
KEGG | C02287 |
ChEBI | CHEBI:16513 |
Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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Properties | |
Molecular formula | C3H4O5 |
Molar mass | 120.06 g/mol |
Appearance | beige powder |
Melting point | 159 °C; 318 °F; 432 K (decomp) |
Hazards | |
NFPA 704 |
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Related compounds | |
Related carboxylic acids | Tartaric acid Malic acid mesoxalic acid Lactic acid 3-Hydroxypropionic acid Malonic acid Propionic acid Oxalic acid |
Related compounds | Glyceric acid Glyceraldehyde Tartonaldehyde Glycerol |
(verify) (what is: / ?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
Infobox references | |
Tartronic acid or 2-hydroxymalonic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with the structural formula of HOOCCH(OH)COOH.
Its derivative, 2-methyltartronic acid, is isomalic acid.
Uses
Tartronic acids are best known as a reactant in the catalytic oxidation with air to form mesoxalic acid, another type of hydroxydicarboxylic acid.[1]
References
- ↑ Fordham P., Besson M., Gallezot P. (1997). "Catalytic oxidation with air of tartronic acid to mesoxalic acid on bismuth-promoted platinum". Catal. Lett. 46 (3–4): 195–199(5). doi:10.1023/A:1019082905366. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- Hall A. N., Kulka D., Walker T. K. (1955). "Formation of arabinose, ribulose and tartronic acid from 2-keto-d-gluconic acid". Biochem J. 60 (2): 271–274(4). PMC 1215693. PMID 14389236. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
External links
- US-Patent 4319045: "Process for production of a tartronic acid solution", max 20% Tartronic acid besides other dicarbonic acids
- US-Patent 5750037: Use of tartronic acid as an oxygen scavenger
- Literature overview about synthesis
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