2-Methylsuccinic acid

2-Methylsuccinic acid.svg Methylbutanedioic acid Pyrotartaric acid; 2-Methylbutanedioic acid; Propane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 498-21-5 10349 207-857-1 91315 H1547KG7UZ 9922 1S/C5H8O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h3H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9) WXUAQHNMJWJLTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N CC(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O 5 8 4 White solid 117.5 07 Warning 315 319 335 261 264 271 280 302+352 304+340 305+351+338 312 321 332+313 337+313 362 403+233 405 501 2-Methylsuccinic acid is an organic compound with the formula HO2CCH(CH3)CH2CO2H. A white solid, it is the simplest chiral dicarboxylic acid. It is a recurring component of urban aerosols.Seasonal Changes in the Distribution of Dicarboxylic Acids in the Urban Atmosphere Kawamura, Kimitaka Ikushima, Kouichi Environmental Science and Technology 1993 27 10 2227–35 10.1021/es00047a033 1993EnST...27.2227K Salts and esters of 2-methylsuccinic acid are called 2-methylsuccinates. Preparation It can be prepared by partial hydrogenation of itaconic acid over Raney nickel.3-Methylthiophene R. F. Feldkamp B. F. Tullar Org. Synth. 1954 34 73 10.15227/orgsyn.034.0073 free Alternatively, hydrocyanation of ethyl crotonate affords an intermediate, which converts to 2-methylsuccinic acid after hydrolysis of the ester and nitrile substituents.Org. Synth. 1946 26 54 10.15227/orgsyn.026.0054 free Methylsuccinic acid George Bosworth Brown References Category:Dicarboxylic acids