3-Methylglutaconic acid

3-Methylglutaconic acid
IUPAC name (2E)-3-Methylpent-2-enedioic acid
Other names (E)-3-Methylglutaconic acid, 3-methyl-2-pentenedioic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	5746-90-7
PubChem	99884
ChemSpider	1267861 Y
MeSH	3-methylglutaconic+acid
ChEBI	CHEBI:37245
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O=C(O)CC(=C\C(=O)O)\C
InChI InChI=1S/C6H8O4/c1-4(2-5(7)8)3-6(9)10/h2H,3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/b4-2+ Y Key: WKRBKYFIJPGYQC-DUXPYHPUSA-N Y InChI=1/C6H8O4/c1-4(2-5(7)8)3-6(9)10/h2H,3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/b4-2+ Key: WKRBKYFIJPGYQC-DUXPYHPUBK
Properties
Molecular formula	C6H8O4
Molar mass	144.125 g/mol
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Infobox references

3-Methylglutaconic acid is a glutarate which builds up in the urine in 3-Methylglutaconic aciduria or 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaric aciduria.

References

• Walsh R., Conway H., Roche G., Mayne, P. D. (1999). "What is the origin of 3-methylglutaconic acid?". Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 22 (3): 251–255(5). doi:10.1023/A:1005573819137. PMID 10384380. http://www.springerlink.com/content/n332722675780ju8/. Retrieved 2007-07-16. 

See also

• Glutaconic acid

External links

• 2TMS Spectrum