5-methylisophthalic acid

Structural formula
General
Surname	5-methylisophthalic acid
other names	Uvitic acid
Molecular formula	C 9 H 8 O 4
Brief description	white solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 499-49-0 EC number 207-881-2 ECHA InfoCard 100.007.166 PubChem 68137 Wikidata Q27891747
properties
Molar mass	180.16 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	299-303 ° C
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 315-319-335 P: 261-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

5-Methylisophthalic acid is a chemical compound from the group of isophthalic acid derivatives .

Extraction and presentation

5-Methylisophthalic acid can be obtained by reacting pyruvic acid with a boiling barium hydroxide solution . This was found out in 1875 by C. Böttinger, as well as Strecker and Finkh. It can also be obtained from mesitylene .

properties

5-methylisophthalic acid is a white solid.

use

5-methylisophthalic acid can be used to synthesize metal complex compounds.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Data sheet 5-Methylisophthalic acid, 98% from AlfaAesar, accessed on August 21, 2017 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} data sheet 5-Methylisophthalic acid, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on September 3, 2017 ( PDF ).
3. ↑ Dihydric Alcohols, Their Oxidation Products and Derivatives: A Modern Comprehensive Treatise . Elsevier, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4832-2131-1 , pp. 232 ( books.google.de ).
4. ^ Reports of the German Chemical Society in Berlin . 1875, p. 1585 ( books.google.de ).
5. ^ Reports of the German Chemical Society . 1876, p. 842 ( books.google.de ).
6. ↑ Synthesis of 5-methylisophthalic acid . In: PrepChem.com . 2016 ( prepchem.com ).