Molecule record

Fumaric acid

C4H4O4

116.07 g/mol

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IUPAC name

trans-Butenedioic acid

2D structure for Fumaric acid

Molecular properties

Formula
C4H4O4
Molar mass
116.07 g·mol−1
Exact mass
116.0110 Da
3
2
4
74.60 Ų
-0.3 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
110-17-8
PubChem CID
444972

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-0.3PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (2E)-2-butenedioic acid
  • (2E)-but-2-enedioic acid
  • (E)-2-Butenedioic acid
  • (E)-but-2-enedioic acid
  • 110-17-8
  • 2-Butenedioic acid (2E)-
  • 2-Butenedioic acid, (E)-
  • Allomaleic acid
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Allomaleic-acid
  • Allomalenic acid
  • Boletic acid
  • Boletic-acid
  • Butenedioic acid, (E)-
  • FEMA No. 2488
  • Fumaricum acidum
  • Kyselina fumarova
  • Lichenic acid
  • NSC-2752
  • Tumaric acid
  • USAF EK-P-583
  • trans-1,2-Ethylenedicarboxylic acid
  • trans-2-Butenedioic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C(=C/C(=O)O)\C(=O)O
Isomeric SMILES
C(=C/C(=O)O)\C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H4O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)/b2-1+
InChIKey
VZCYOOQTPOCHFL-OWOJBTEDSA-N
PubChem CID
444972

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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