Glyoxylic acid
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Glyoxylic acid or oxoacetic acid is an organic compound. Together with acetic acid, glycolic acid, and oxalic acid, glyoxylic acid is one of the C2 carboxylic acids. It is a colourless solid that occurs naturally and is useful industrially.
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Preferred IUPAC name
Oxoacetic acid[1] | |
Systematic IUPAC name
Oxoethanoic acid | |
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741891 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.005.508 |
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25752 | |
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C2H2O3 | |
Molar mass | 74.035 g·mol−1 |
Density | 1.384 g/mL |
Melting point | 80 °C (176 °F; 353 K)[2] |
Boiling point | 111 °C (232 °F; 384 K) |
Acidity (pKa) | 3.18,[3] 3.32 [4] |
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Other anions |
glyoxylate |
Related carboxylic acids |
formic acid acetic acid glycolic acid oxalic acid propionic acid pyruvic acid |
Related compounds |
acetaldehyde glyoxal glycolaldehyde |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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