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CN

C82604

Citraconic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

Methylmaleic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3C(CO2H)=CHCO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
130.10
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
207-858-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1722679
Assay:
98%
Form:
crystals
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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-IHWYPQMZSA-N

SMILES string

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

assay

98%

form

crystals

mp

88-94 °C (lit.)

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

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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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

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