D-Malic acid

C4H6O5CAS 636-61-3134.09 g/mol

OHOOHOOH
AlcoholCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H6O5
Molar mass
134.09 g/mol
Exact mass
134.0215 Da
Melting point
98–100 °C
logP
-1.09Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
94.8 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 3
Rotatable bonds
3
Stereocentres
Rin SMILES atom order

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 98 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P317, P319, P321, P332+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
636-61-3
SMILES
O=C(O)C[C@@H](O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
BJEPYKJPYRNKOW-UWTATZPHSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H6O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t2-/m1/s1

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Names and synonyms

14 names · show all
  • Butanedioic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (2R)-
  • Malic acid, D-
  • Butanedioic acid, hydroxy-, (R)-
  • Butanedioic acid, hydroxy-, (2R)-
  • (2R)-2-Hydroxybutanedioic acid
  • (+)-Malic acid
  • D-(+)-Malic acid
  • (R)-(+)-Malic acid
  • (R)-Malic acid
  • (2R)-Malic acid
  • D-(+)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid
  • (R)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid
  • (2R)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid
  • (R)-2-Hydroxysuccinate

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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