- Itaconic acid
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Itaconic acid 2-Methylidenebutanedioic acidIdentifiers CAS number 97-65-4 PubChem 811 ChemSpider 789 KEGG C00490 ChEBI CHEBI:30838 ChEMBL CHEMBL359159 Jmol-3D images Image 1 - O=C(O)C(=C)CC(=O)O
Properties Molecular formula C5H6O4 Molar mass 130.099 g/mol Appearance White crystals acid (verify) (what is: / ?)
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox references Itaconic acid, or methylenesuccinic acid, is an organic compound. Itaconic acid is a white crystalline powder that is soluble in water, and partially soluble in methanol, ethanol, or acetone<ref?>. Itaconic acid is a naturally occurring compound, non-toxic, and readily biodegradable. The name itaconic was devised as an anagram of aconitic.
Historically, itaconic acid was obtained by the distillation of citric acid. Since the 1960s, it is produced industrially by fermentation of carbohydrates such as glucose using Aspergillus terreus. As such, it is a fully sustainable industrial building block. It is primarily used as a co-monomer in the production of styrene-butadiene-acrylonitrile and acrylate latexes with applications in the paper and architectural coating industry.
Since Cargill, the last of the U.S. companies to manufacture itaconic acid, exited the business, itaconic acid has mainly been procured by importing the product directly from China where it is still made by several different companies. The largest supplier/importer and distributor of itaconic acid today in the U.S. is Miami Chemical who stocks material in many warehouses across the United States.
Categories:- Alkenes
- Dicarboxylic acids
- Monomers
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