Uvitic acid (5-methylisophthalic acid) is an organic compound with the
formula 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
Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a c ...
, 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 a ...
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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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