Appearance White crystalline solid | ChemSpider ID 61445 | |
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Uvitic acid (5-methylisophthalic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H3(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, which is found in the grape. Under normal conditions, the acid is a white crystalline substance.
Preparation
Uvitic acid is obtained by oxidizing mesitylene or by condensing pyruvic acid with baryta water.
References
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