Methylmalonic acid

Methylmalonic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Methylpropanedioic acid
Other names
Methylmalonic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.473 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 208-219-5
KEGG
MeSH Methylmalonic+acid
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O4/c1-2(3(5)6)4(7)8/h2H,1H3,(H,5,6)(H,7,8) ☒N
    Key: ZIYVHBGGAOATLY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C4H6O4/c1-2(3(5)6)4(7)8/h2H,1H3,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
    Key: ZIYVHBGGAOATLY-UHFFFAOYAT
  • CC(C(=O)O)C(=O)O
Properties
C4H6O4
Molar mass 118.088 g/mol
Density 1.455 g/cm−3
Melting point 134 °C (273 °F; 407 K)
Acidity (pKa) pKa1 = 3,07[1]
pKa2 = 5,76[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methylmalonic acid (MMA) is a chemical compound from the group of dicarboxylic acids. It consists of the basic structure of malonic acid and also carries a methyl group. The salts of methylmalonic acid are called methylmalonates.

  1. ^ a b "Dissociation Constants Of Organic Acids And Bases". ZirChrom Separations, Inc.