Uvitic acid (5-methylisophthalic acid) is an organic compound with the
formula
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CH
3C
6H
3(COOH)
2. The name comes from Latin ''uva'' which means a grape. The acid is called so because it may be produced indirectly from
tartaric acid
Tartaric acid is a white, crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many fruits, most notably in grapes, but also in bananas, tamarinds, and citrus. Its salt, potassium bitartrate, commonly known as cream of tartar, develops naturally i ...
, which is found in the grape. Under normal conditions, the acid is a white crystalline substance.
Preparation
Uvitic acid is obtained by oxidizing
mesitylene
Mesitylene or 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene is a derivative of benzene with three methyl substituents positioned symmetrically around the ring. The other two isomeric trimethylbenzenes are 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene (pseudocumene) and 1,2,3-trimethylbenze ...
.
See also
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Racemic acid
Racemic acid is an old name for an optically inactive or racemic form of tartaric acid. It is an equal mixture of two mirror-image isomers ( enantiomers), optically active in opposing directions. It occurs naturally in grape juice.
Tartaric aci ...
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Uvitonic acid
Uvitonic acid (6-methyl-2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH3C5H2N(COOH)2. The acid is a pyridine analogue of the benzene derivative uvitic acid.
Under normal conditions, the acid is a white crystalline subst ...
References
Monomers
Dicarboxylic acids
Benzoic acids
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