Itaconic acid 3107415 177559726 2007-12-13T01:14:27Z 121.112.124.72 +ja {{Chembox new | ImageFile = Itaconic acid.png | ImageSize = | IUPACName = 2-Methylidenebutanedioic acid | OtherNames = | Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo = 97-65-4 | PubChem = 811 | SMILES = OC(CC(C(O)=O)=C)=O }} | Section2 = {{Chembox Properties | Formula = C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>4</sub> | MolarMass = 130.099 g/mol | Appearance = White crystals | Density = | MeltingPt = | BoilingPt = | Solubility = }} | Section3 = {{Chembox Hazards | MainHazards = | FlashPt = | Autoignition = }} }} '''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]] {{organic-compound-stub}} [[de:Itakonsäure]] [[lv:Itakonskābe]] [[nl:Itaconzuur]] [[ja:イタコン酸]] [[pl:Kwas itakonowy]] [[zh:Itaconic acid]]