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2-Methylsuccinic Acid

CAS: 498-21-5 | C5H8O4

2D Structure

3D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number: 498-21-5
Molecular Formula: C5H8O4
Molecular Mass: 132.11 g/mol

Names and Synonyms:

2-Methylsuccinic Acid
(±)-Methylsuccinic acid
Butanedioic acid, 2-methyl-
Succinic acid, methyl-
Pyrotartaric acid
Butanedioic acid, methyl-
2-Methylbutanedioic acid
1,2-Propanedicarboxylic acid
Methylsuccinic acid
2-Methylsuccinic acid
Methylbutanedioic acid
DL-α-Methylsuccinic acid
DL-Methylsuccinic acid
DL-Methylbutanedioic acid
R,S-2-Methylbutanedioic acid
(±)-α-Methylsuccinic acid
(±)-2-Methylsuccinic acid
2-Methylbutane-1,4-dioic acid
NSC 5276

Identifiers:

SMILES:
CC(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChI:
InChI=1S/C5H8O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h3H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)

Key Properties

Boiling Point
102-106 °C @ Press: 12 Torr CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point
117.5 °C CAS Common Chemistry

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

1H NMR
13C NMR
Predicting NMR spectra...
10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration Assignment
200 ppm 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) DEPT Assignment

Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

External Resources

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 132.11 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
132.11499999999998 g/mol RDKit
132.042258736 g/mol RDKit
Wikipedia Url https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Methylsuccinic_acid CAS Common Chemistry
Boiling Point 102-106 °C @ Press: 12 Torr CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES O=C(O)CC(C(=O)O)C CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C5H8O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h3H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9) CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=WXUAQHNMJWJLTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 117.5 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name Methylsuccinic acid CAS Common Chemistry
2-Methylsuccinic acid CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 9 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 2 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 3 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 0 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 74.6 Ų RDKit
LogP 0.18179999999999985 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 29.05259999999999 RDKit

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