2,2-Dimethylsuccinic acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

138-142 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

311.39°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.4528 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4328 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

powder to crystal

pka

3.80±0.10(Predicted)

color 

White to Almost white

Water Solubility 

70g/L(14 ºC)

BRN 

1764476

CAS DataBase Reference

597-43-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2,2-Dimethylbutanedioic acid(597-43-3)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29171900

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2,2-Dimethylsuccinic acid Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white crystalline powder

Definition

ChEBI: An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is succinic acid substituted by two methyl groups at positions 2 and 2 respectively.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 71, p. 3418, 1949 DOI: 10.1021/ja01178a044
Synthesis, p. 710, 1980 DOI: 10.1055/s-1980-29181

Purification Methods

Crystallise the acid from EtOH/ether or EtOH/chloroform. [Beilstein 2 IV 1996.]

2,2-Dimethylsuccinic acid (597-43-3)Related Product Information

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• Ethyl 2-(Chlorosulfonyl)acetate
• Citric acid
• Folic acid
• Disodium succinate
• DL-Phenylsuccinic acid
• Succinic acid
• meso-2,3-Dibromosuccinic acid
• Succimer
• Ascoric Acid
• 1-ETHYL-1-METHYLSUCCINIC ACID
• 2,2,3,3-TETRAMETHYLSUCCINIC ACID, 97
• ETHYL 1-(2-ETHOXY-2-OXOETHYL)-2-OXOCYCLOPENTANECARBOXYLATE
• Bilobalide
• 2,2-DIMETHYLSUCCINIC ACID ANHYDRIDE
• 2,3-DIMETHYLSUCCINIC ACID
• 2-Methylsuccinic acid