Mesaconic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2E )-2-Methylbut-2-enedioic acid
Identifiers
3DMet
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.007.146
EC Number
KEGG
UNII
InChI=1S/C5H6O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h2H,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/b3-2+
N Key: HNEGQIOMVPPMNR-NSCUHMNNSA-N
N InChI=1/C5H6O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h2H,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/b3-2+
Key: HNEGQIOMVPPMNR-NSCUHMNNBN
Properties
C5 H6 O4
Molar mass
130.10 g/mol
Density
1.31 g/cm3
Melting point
204 to 205 °C (399 to 401 °F; 477 to 478 K)
Boiling point
250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) (decomposes)
Hazards
GHS labelling :
Warning
H315 , H319 , H335
P261 , P264 , P271 , P280 , P302+P352 , P304+P340 , P305+P351+P338 , P312 , P321 , P332+P313 , P337+P313 , P362 , P403+P233 , P405 , P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Mesaconic acid is one of several isomeric carboxylic acids obtained from citric acid . It is a colorless solid.
Synthesis and reactions
It is prepared from citric acid , which is first converted to itaconic anhydride by dehydration and decarboxylation. Itaconic acid anhydride is isomerized to citraconic anhydride , which is hydrolyzed and the resulting acid further isomerized under acid-catalysis to give mesaconic acid.[ 1]
Hydration of mesaconic acid, a conversion catalyzed by mesaconyl-C4-CoA hydratase, gives citramalic acid .[ 2]
History
This acid was studied for the first time by Jacobus H. van 't Hoff in 1874.[ 3] It was later shown to be produced by Clostridium tetanomorphum . Further studies showed that this organic compound is involved in the biosynthesis of vitamin B12 . It is a competitive inhibitor of fumarate reduction .[ 4] [ 5]
The compound has been considered as a renewable precursor to the commodity chemical methacrylic acid .[ 6]
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