itaconic acid

(ˌɪtəˈkɒnɪk) n (Elements & Compounds) a white colourless crystalline carboxylic acid obtained by the fermentation of carbohydrates and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: CH2:C(COOH)CH2COOH

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itaconic acid - a crystalline carboxylic acid; occurs in some fermentations of sugarsacid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

Itaconic Acid

itaconic acid

[¦id·ə¦kän·ik ′as·əd] (organic chemistry) CH₂:C(COOH)CH₂COOH A colorless crystalline compound that decomposes at 165°C, prepared by fermentation with Aspergillus terreus; used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in resins and plasticizers.

Itaconic Acid

an unsaturated dibasic carboxylic acid, H₂C=C(COOH)—CH₂COOH; colorless crystals. Melting point, 167°-168°C.

Itaconic acid yields chloranhydride on heating with thionyl chloride; it yields esters upon interaction with alcohols. It combines with halogens and hydrogen halides in a double bond and readily polymerizes during storage (hydroquinone can be used as an inhibitor). Itaconic acid is used in the manufacture of synthetic detergents; its esters are used in the production of copolymers with methacrylates and styrene, and as polyvinylchloride plasticizers.

itaconic acid

it·a·con·ic ac·id

(it'ă-kon'ik as'id), The decarboxylation product of cis-aconitic acid. Synonym(s): methylenesuccinic acid

itaconic acid

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noun a crystalline carboxylic acid

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