Molecule record

2-oxobutanedioic acid

C4H4O5

132.07 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C4H4O5
Molar mass
132.07 g·mol−1
Exact mass
132.0059 Da
3
PubChem CID
970

Functional groups

Alkane / alkyl carbon
Carboxylic acid
Ketone

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • 2-Ketosuccinic acid
  • 2-Oxosuccinic acid
  • 2-oxo-butanedioic acid
  • 206-329-8
  • 2F399MM81J
  • 328-42-7
  • Acid, Oxalacetic
  • Acid, Oxaloacetic
Show all 24 synonyms
  • Bioepg
  • Butanedioic acid, oxo-
  • CHEBI:30744
  • DTXCID901646
  • DTXSID8021646
  • Ketosuccinic acid
  • NSC-77688
  • Oxalacetic acetic
  • Oxalacetic acid trans-(z)-enol
  • Oxobutanedioic acid
  • Oxosuccinic acid
  • RefChem:857040
  • keto-oxaloacetate
  • oxalacetic acid
  • oxaloacetate
  • oxaloacetic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)CC(=O)C(=O)O
Isomeric SMILES
C(C(=O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H4O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
InChIKey
KHPXUQMNIQBQEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
970

Spectroscopy

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Open library
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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 2-oxobutanedioic acid; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-oxobutanedioic acid; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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