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Creation Date2012-05-31 13:56:40 -0600
Update Date2015-09-13 12:56:12 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB02329
Identification
Name:Oxalic acid
DescriptionOxalic acid is a chemical compound with the formula H2C2O4. This dicarboxylic acid is better described with the formula HOOCCOOH. It is a relatively strong organic acid, being about 3,000 times as strong as acetic acid. The di-anion, known as oxalate, is also a reducing agent as well as a ligand in coordination chemistry. Many metal ions form insoluble precipitates with oxalate, a prominent example being calcium oxalate. (Wikipedia)
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • Ammonium oxalate
  • Ammonium oxalic acid
  • Ethane-1,2-dioate
  • Ethane-1,2-dioic acid
  • Ethanedioate
  • Ethanedioate dihydrate
  • Ethanedioic acid
  • Ethanedioic acid dihydrate
  • Ethanedioic acid dihydric acid
  • Ethanedionate
  • Ethanedionic acid
  • Kyselina stavelova
  • Oxaalzuur
  • Oxalate
  • Oxalate 2-Hydrate
  • Oxalate anhydrous
  • Oxalate diammonium salt
  • Oxalate dihydrate
  • Oxalic acid
  • Oxalic acid 2-Hydrate
  • Oxalic acid 2-Hydric acid
  • Oxalic acid anhydrous
  • Oxalic acid diammonium salt
  • Oxalic acid dihydrate
  • Oxalic acid dihydric acid
Chemical Formula:C2H2O4
Weight:Average: 90.0349
Monoisotopic: 89.995308552
InChI Key:MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C2H2O4/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6)
CAS number:144-62-7
IUPAC Name:oxalic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name:oxalic acid
SMILES:OC(=O)C(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as dicarboxylic acids and derivatives. These are organic compounds containing exactly two carboxylic acid groups.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassCarboxylic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassDicarboxylic acids and derivatives
Direct ParentDicarboxylic acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State:Solid
Charge:-2
Melting point:189.5 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:220 mg/mL at 25 oC [YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility65.7 g/LALOGPS
logP-0.51ALOGPS
logP-0.26ChemAxon
logS-0.14ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)1.36ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area74.6 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon
Refractivity14.44 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability6.23 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Cytoplasm
Reactions:
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:
  • Chloroalkane and chloroalkene degradation ec00625
  • Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism ec00630
  • Microbial metabolism in diverse environments ec01120
EcoCyc Pathways:Not Available
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-0002-0900000000-eaa92cf80964dd7d345aView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-0002-0900000000-b9206a3a54b5be6f07d9View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-00dj-9500000000-e5db327eab9e8a2f149eView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-00sl-3910000000-75af6e42d4cc12d798f4View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-9000000000-8aef9a64d926571c2de0View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0002-0900000000-eaa92cf80964dd7d345aView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0002-0900000000-b9206a3a54b5be6f07d9View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-00dj-9500000000-e5db327eab9e8a2f149eView in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-00sl-3910000000-75af6e42d4cc12d798f4View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0002-0900000000-3cee49bf06349fbe625eView in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-000f-9000000000-f5e8094c68372ab25a63View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00xr-9510000000-28b0e365a156d2091afdView in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-00di-9000000000-cb3d53cc3c40c1cbbba7View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0uk9-9000000000-53a009b344e3920ffca1View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-000i-9000000000-2bafb6c472ab1030cd0fView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (Unknown) , Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-8aef9a64d926571c2de0View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-d1ff7c94a720b1eecaf2View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-21d33d1d99d80526ee71View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-ac27102ff43446c313d3View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-fe58eaea122c39178fbeView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-3850c6a7016e2874d55bView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-32ac4118fe0eb9a5abb2View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-43de084d66dd1bebdeacView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-159ed524013577f6f801View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-d948d5d95ae14e701f57View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00di-9000000000-8e2d2f7a8acc88f00195View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-d7b47276d03e46ce72a2View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-a1e091bb1f5fa6e9cbc7View in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0002-9000000000-538465f019815d5e1b4aView in MoNA
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
References
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Synthesis Reference:Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
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CHEBI ID16995
HMDB IDHMDB02329
Pubchem Compound ID971
Kegg IDC00209
ChemSpider ID946
WikipediaOxalic acid
BioCyc IDOXALATE
EcoCyc IDOXALATE
Ligand ExpoOXL

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in catalytic activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the transfer of the CoA moiety from formyl-CoA to oxalate
Gene Name:
frc
Uniprot ID:
P69902
Molecular weight:
45828
Reactions
Formyl-CoA + oxalate = formate + oxalyl-CoA.