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| IUPAC name | prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid |
| Other names | Achilleic acid Equisetic acid Citridinic acid Pyrocitric acid |
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| CAS number | [499-12-7] |
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| Molecular formula | C6H6O6 |
| Molar mass | 174.108 g/mol |
| Appearance | colourless crystals |
| Melting point |
198-199°C (decomp) |
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Aconitic acid is an organic acid. The conjugate base of aconitic acid, aconitate is a substrate of the citric acid cycle. It is acted upon by aconitase.
Aconitic acid can be synthesized by dehydration of citric acid using sulfuric acid:[2]
- (HO2CCH2)2COH(CO2H) → HO2CCH=C(CO2H)CH2CO2H + H2O
It was first prepared by thermal dehydration.[3]
References
- ^ cis-aconitate - Compound Summary, PubChem.
- ^ William F. Bruce (1943). "Acontinic Acid". Org. Synth.; Coll. Vol. 2: 12.
- ^ B. Pawolleck,"Substitutionsproducte der Citronensäure und ein Versuch zur Synthese der letzteren" Justus Liebig's Annalen der Chemie 1875, volume 178, 150-170. doi:10.1002/jlac.18751780203
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