Glutaric acid

Not to be confused with Glutamic acid.
Glutaric acid
Skeletal formula of glutaric acid
Ball-and-stick model of the glutaric acid molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Pentanedioic acid
Other names
Glutaric acid
Propane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid
1,3-Propanedicarboxylic acid
Pentanedioic acid
n-Pyrotartaric acid
1,5-Pentanedioic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.471 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 203-817-2
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H8O4/c6-4(7)2-1-3-5(8)9/h1-3H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C5H8O4/c6-4(7)2-1-3-5(8)9/h1-3H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
    Key: JFCQEDHGNNZCLN-UHFFFAOYAU
  • C(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O
Properties
C5H8O4
Molar mass 132.12 g/mol
Melting point 95 to 98 °C (203 to 208 °F; 368 to 371 K)
Boiling point 200 °C (392 °F; 473 K) /20 mmHg
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Glutaric acid is the organic compound with the formula C3H6(COOH)2. Although the related "linear" dicarboxylic acids adipic and succinic acids are water-soluble only to a few percent at room temperature, the water-solubility of glutaric acid is over 50% (w/w). [citation needed]