5-methylisophthalic acid
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Surname | 5-methylisophthalic acid | |||||||||||||||
other names |
Uvitic acid |
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Molecular formula | C 9 H 8 O 4 | |||||||||||||||
Brief description |
white solid |
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Molar mass | 180.16 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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Melting point |
299-303 ° C |
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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
- ↑ a b Data sheet 5-Methylisophthalic acid, 98% from AlfaAesar, accessed on August 21, 2017 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ a b c d e data sheet 5-Methylisophthalic acid, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on September 3, 2017 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Dihydric Alcohols, Their Oxidation Products and Derivatives: A Modern Comprehensive Treatise . Elsevier, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4832-2131-1 , pp. 232 ( books.google.de ).
- ^ Reports of the German Chemical Society in Berlin . 1875, p. 1585 ( books.google.de ).
- ^ Reports of the German Chemical Society . 1876, p. 842 ( books.google.de ).
- ↑ Synthesis of 5-methylisophthalic acid . In: PrepChem.com . 2016 ( prepchem.com ).