2-METHYLGLUTARIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

80-82 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

214-215 °C22 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

1.4528 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4336 (estimate)

Flash point:

214-215°C/22mm

BRN 

1723219

CAS DataBase Reference

18069-17-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29171990

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2-METHYLGLUTARIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to almost white fine crystalline powder

Uses

2-Methylglutaric acid was used in the preparation of acetic acid.

Definition

ChEBI: 2-methylglutaric acid is an alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is glutaric acid substituted at position 2 by a methyl group. It has a role as a mammalian metabolite. It is an alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic fatty acid. It is functionally related to a glutaric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-methylglutarate(2-).

Purification Methods

Crystallise the acid from distilled water, then dry it under vacuum over conc H2SO4. [Beilstein 2 IV 1989.]

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