Malates

Malate anion

Malates are the salts and esters of malic acid (from Latin malum = apple, not to be confused with maleates , the esters and salts of maleic acid ). Salts consist of malate anions ^- OOC – CH ₂ –CHOH – COO ^- and associated cations . Examples are sodium malate (C ₄ H ₄ Na ₂ O ₅ ), magnesium malate (C ₄ H ₄ MgO ₅ ), potassium malate (C ₄ H ₄ K ₂ O ₅ ) and ammonium malate (C ₄ H ₁₂ N ₂ O ₅ ). There are also monomalates in which only one carboxy group forms the salt.

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on Malate. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on May 29, 2018.