Suberic acid, also octanedioic acid, is a
dicarboxylic acid
In organic chemistry, a dicarboxylic acid is an organic compound containing two carboxyl groups (). The general molecular formula for dicarboxylic acids can be written as , where R can be aliphatic or aromatic. In general, dicarboxylic acids show ...
, with formula C
8H
14O
4. It is a colorless crystalline solid used in drug syntheses and plastics manufacture. Its name is derived from the Latin word ''suber'' which means
cork.
References
Dicarboxylic acids
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