Itaconic acid
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| IUPACName = 2-Methylidenebutanedioic acid
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| CASNo = 97-65-4
| PubChem = 811
| SMILES = OC(CC(C(O)=O)=C)=O
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| Formula = C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>4</sub>
| MolarMass = 130.099 g/mol
| Appearance = White crystals
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'''Itaconic acid''', or '''methylenesuccinic acid''', is an [[organic compound]] that is one of the three [[acid]]s obtained by the [[distillation]] of [[citric acid]]. Itaconic acid is a white crystalline powder that is soluble in water, ethanol and acetone.
The name '''itaconic''' was devised as an anagram of [[aconitate|aconitic]].
The other two acids formed from the distillation of citric acid are [[citraconic acid|citraconic]] and [[mesaconic acid]]s.
==External links==
[[Category:Alkenes]]
[[Category:Dicarboxylic acids]]
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