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Mesaconic acid

99%

Synonym(s):

Methylfumaric acid

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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH=C(CH3)COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
130.10
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
207-859-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1722680
MDL number:
Technical Service
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Quality Level

assay

99%

form

powder

mp

200-202 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C\C(=C/C(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H6O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h2H,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/b3-2+

InChI key

HNEGQIOMVPPMNR-NSCUHMNNSA-N

Application

  • Process design and economic analysis of renewable isoprene from biomass via mesaconic acid: Details a sustainable approach for producing isoprene, a crucial chemical in the rubber industry, from biomass-derived mesaconic acid, demonstrating its relevance for green chemistry and material science (Lundberg et al., 2019).
  • Green Synthesis of a New Al-MOF Based on the Aliphatic Linker Mesaconic Acid: Structure, Properties and In Situ Crystallisation Studies of Al-MIL-68-Mes: Examines the synthesis and properties of a novel metal-organic framework (MOF) utilizing mesaconic acid, applicable in catalysis, gas storage, and separation technologies (Reinsch et al., 2018).


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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R J Truscott et al.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, 110(2-3), 187-203 (1981-03-05)
Two metabolites, 4-hydroxyisovaleric acid and mesaconic acid, have been identified and quantified in the urine of a patient with isovaleric acidemia. These compounds do not appear to have been reported previously as being components of human metabolism. In addition, large
Katrin Wallbrecht et al.
Experimental dermatology, 20(12), 980-985 (2011-10-15)
Although fumaric acid esters (FAE) have a decade-long firm place in the therapeutic armamentarium for psoriasis, their pleiotropic mode of action is not yet fully understood. While most previous studies have focused on the effects of FAE on leucocytes, we
Yuichiro Himeda et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), (32)(32), 6286-6288 (2009-08-06)
Deuterium-labelled compounds were prepared by (transfer) deuterogenation of unsaturated compounds using H(2) or HCO(2)H in acidic D(2)O as deuterium source with almost quantitative yields and high deuterium contents under mild reaction conditions via heterolytic cleavage of H(2) (or decomposition of



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
131040-10G04061838728166
131040-50G04061833464489