Properties of Glutaric Acid
Chemical formula | C5H8O4 |
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IUPAC Name | Pentanedioic acid |
Molecular weight | 132.12 g/mol |
Appearance | Colorless crystals or white solid |
Density | 1.4 g/cm³ |
Melting point | 95 to 98 °C |
Boiling point | 200 °C at 20 mmHg |
Solubility | Soluble in water, freely soluble in absolute alcohol, ether, soluble in benzene, chloroform, and slightly soluble in petroleum ether. |
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 4 |
Rotatable Bond Count | 4 |
Glutaric Acid Formula
Glutaric acid, also termed pentanedioic acid or n-pyrotartaric acid, is an alpha, omega-dicarboxylic acid with the formula C3H6(COOH)2. The body naturally produces glutaric acid as a by-product during the metabolism of some amino acids, such as lysine and tryptophan. It is an organic compound that appears as colorless crystals or white solids. It decomposes slightly at a temperature of 302-304 °C. At room temperature, the solubility of the related “linear” dicarboxylic acids adipic and succinic acids in water is only a few percent, whereas glutaric acid has a water-solubility of approximately 50% (w/w). Its conjugate bases are glutarate (1-) and glutarate. It functions as both a human and a Daphnia Magna metabolite. Glutaric acid is used as a precursor in organic synthesis.