Acetonedicarboxylic acid

Acetonedicarboxylic acid^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name 3-Oxopentanedioic acid
	Other names 1,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid; 3-oxoglutaric acid; 3-ketoglutaric acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	542-05-2;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.999
EC Number	208-797-9;
PubChem CID	68328;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2060252 ;
	SMILES C(C(=O)CC(=O)O)C(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H6O5
Molar mass	146.09814 g/mol
Melting point	133 °C (dec.)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Acetonedicarboxylic acid or 3-oxoglutaric acid is a simple carboxylic acid, which may be used as a building block in organic chemistry.

It is commercially available. It may also be prepared by the one-pot decarboxylation and oxidation of citric acid by sulfuric acid:^[2]

References

^ 1,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid at Sigma-Aldrich
^ Roger Adams, H. M. Chiles, and C. F. Rassweiler (1941). "Acetonedicarboxylic Acid". Organic Syntheses{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 1, p. 10.