oxalic acid
Also known as ethanedioic acid, H2ox, HOOCCOOH, ethane-1,2-dioic acid, oxalic acid anhydrous, ethanedionic acid, (COOH)2, dicarboxyl
chemical compound
AI overview
Oxalic acid is a naturally occurring chemical compound found in many plants and foods like spinach and rhubarb. It's important to be aware of because consuming large amounts can bind to calcium in your body and potentially affect nutrient absorption or contribute to kidney stone formation in susceptible people.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H2O4
- Molecular weight
- 90.03 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- oxalic acid
- SMILES
- C(=O)(C(=O)O)O
- InChIKey
- MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.3
- Polar surface area
- 74.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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