Tartronic acid
Tartronic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Other names
tartronic acid, 2-tartronic acid, hydroxymalonic acid, 2-hydroxymalonic acid
Identifiers
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.001.184
EC Number
KEGG
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InChI=1S/C3H4O5/c4-1(2(5)6)3(7)8/h1,4H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
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Y InChI=1/C3H4O5/c4-1(2(5)6)3 (7)8/h1,4H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
InChI=1/C3H4O5/c4-1(2(5)6)3(7)8/h1,4H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
Key: ROBFUDYVXSDBQM-UHFFFAOYAD
Properties
C3 H4 O5
Molar mass
120.06 g/mol
Appearance
white solid
Density
1.849 g/cm3
Melting point
159 °C (318 °F; 432 K) (decomposes)
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Related compounds
Tartaric acid Malic acid Mesoxalic acid Lactic acid 3-Hydroxypropionic acid Malonic acid Propionic acid Oxalic acid
Related compounds
Glyceric acid Glyceraldehyde Tartonaldehyde Glycerol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Tartronic acid or 2-hydroxymalonic acid is an organic compound with the structural formula of HOHC(CO2 H)2 . This dicarboxylic acid is related to malonic acid. It is a white solid. It is produced by oxidation of glycerol :
HOCH2 CH(OH)CH2 OH + 2 O2 → HO2 CCH(OH)CO2 H + 2 H2 O
Glyceric acid HOCH2 CH(OH)CO2 H is an intermediate.[ 1] [ 2]
Its derivative, 2-methyltartronic acid, is isomalic acid.[ 3]
Uses
Oxidation of tartronic acid gives the ketone mesoxalic acid , the simplest oxodicarboxylic acid.[ 4]
References
^ Habe, Hiroshi; Fukuoka, Tokuma; Kitamoto, Dai; Sakaki, Keiji (2009). "Biotechnological production of d-glyceric acid and its application". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . 84 (3): 445– 452. doi :10.1007/s00253-009-2124-3 . PMID 19621222 . S2CID 9144557 .
^ Yang, Lihua; Li, Xuewen; Chen, Ping; Hou, Zhaoyin (2019). "Selective oxidation of glycerol in a base-free aqueous solution: A short review" . Chinese Journal of Catalysis . 40 (7): 1020– 1034. doi :10.1016/S1872-2067(19)63301-2 . S2CID 196894235 .
^ Roelofsen, G.; Kanters, J. A.; Kroon, J.; Doesburg, H. M.; Koops, T. (1978). "Order–disorder phenomena in structures of carboxylic acids: The structures of fluoromalonic acid and hydroxymalonic acid at 20 and –150°C" . Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry . 34 (8): 2565– 2570. Bibcode :1978AcCrB..34.2565R . doi :10.1107/S0567740878008596 .
^ Fordham P.; Besson M.; Gallezot P. (1997). "Catalytic oxidation with air of tartronic acid to mesoxalic acid on bismuth-promoted platinum" . Catal. Lett . 46 (3– 4): 195–199(5). doi :10.1023/A:1019082905366 . S2CID 92764231 . Retrieved 2007-07-06 .
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