Uvitonic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
6-Methylpyridine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid
Other names
  • 6-Methyl-pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid
  • 6-Methylcinchomeronic acid
  • 6-Methyl-2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H7NO4/c1-4-2-5(7(10)11)3-6(9-4)8(12)13/h2-3H,1H3,(H,10,11)(H,12,13)
    Key: KPJDOBLKTXEADO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC1=NC=C(C(O)=O)C(=C1)C(O)=O
Properties
C8H7NO4
Molar mass 181.145480 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Uvitonic acid (6-methyl-2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH3C5H2N(COOH)2. The acid is a pyridine analogue of the benzene derivative uvitic acid.[1] Under normal conditions, the acid is a white crystalline substance.[2]

Preparation

Uvitonic acid is obtained by the action of ammonia on pyruvic acid.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Senning, Alexander (2006). Elsevier's Dictionary of Chemoetymology: The Whys and Whences of Chemical Nomenclature and Terminology. Elsevier. p. 410. ISBN 9780080488813. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Uvitonic acid". wiktionary.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Coffey, S. (June 3, 2016). Dihydric Alcohols, Their Oxidation Products and Derivatives: A Modern Comprehensive Treatise (2 ed.). Elsevier. p. 237. ISBN 9781483221311. Retrieved 22 November 2016.


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