Acetonedicarboxylic acid

Acetonedicarboxylic acid, 3-oxoglutaric acid or β-ketoglutaric acid is a simple dicarboxylic acid.

Acetonedicarboxylic acid[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Oxopentanedioic acid
Other names
  • 1,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid
  • 3-oxoglutaric acid
  • 3-ketoglutaric acid
  • β-ketoglutaric acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.999
EC Number
  • 208-797-9
UNII
Properties
C5H6O5
Molar mass 146.09814 g/mol
Density 1.499 g/cm3
Melting point 122 °C (252 °F; 395 K) (decomposes)
Boiling point 408.4 °C (767.1 °F; 681.5 K) (760mm Hg)
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P403+233, P405, P501
Flash point 214.9 °C (418.8 °F; 488.0 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Preparation

It is commercially available but may also be prepared by decarbonylation of citric acid in fuming sulfuric acid:[2]

Applications

Acetonedicarboxylic acid and its derivatives are primarily used as building blocks in organic chemistry, particularly in the synthesis of heterocyclic rings[3] and in the Weiss–Cook reaction.

Acetonedicarboxylic acid is well-known to be used in the Robinson tropinone synthesis.

The presence of β-ketoglutaric acid in human urine can be used as a diagnostic test for the overgrowth of harmful gut flora such as Candida albicans.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid at Sigma-Aldrich (safety data sheet)
  2. Roger Adams; H. M. Chiles; C. F. Rassweiler (1941). "Acetonedicarboxylic Acid". Organic Syntheses.; Collective Volume, 1, p. 10
  3. Stanovnik, Branko; Grošelj, Uroš (2010). "CHAPTER 5 – Dialkyl Acetone-1,3-Dicarboxylates and their Mono- and bis(Dimethylamino)methylidene Derivatives in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Systems". Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry. Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry. 100: 145–174. doi:10.1016/S0065-2725(10)10005-1. ISBN 9780123809360.
  4. Schmidt, Michael A, Tired of Being Tired: Overcoming Chronic Fatigue and Low Energy
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