Tartronic acid

Tartronic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hydroxypropanedioic acid
Other names
tartronic acid,
2-tartronic acid,
hydroxymalonic acid,
2-hydroxymalonic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 201-301-1
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H4O5/c4-1(2(5)6)3(7)8/h1,4H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8) checkY
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  • 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
  • O=C(O)C(O)C(=O)O
Properties
C3H4O5
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)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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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).
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Tartronic acid or 2-hydroxymalonic acid is an organic compound with the structural formula of HOHC(CO2H)2. This dicarboxylic acid is related to malonic acid. It is a white solid. It is produced by oxidation of glycerol:

HOCH2CH(OH)CH2OH + 2 O2 → HO2CCH(OH)CO2H + 2 H2O

Glyceric acid HOCH2CH(OH)CO2H is an intermediate.[1][2]

Its derivative, 2-methyltartronic acid, is isomalic acid.[3]

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.