oxoacetic acid
Also known as oxalaldehydic acid, oxoethanoic acid, formylformic acid, alpha-ketoacetic acid, oxaldehydic acid, 2-oxoacetic acid, glyoxalic acid, α-ketoacetic acid
acetic acid bearing an aldehyde group
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H2O3
- Molecular weight
- 74.04 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- oxaldehydic acid
- SMILES
- C(=O)C(=O)O
- InChIKey
- HHLFWLYXYJOTON-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.3
- Polar surface area
- 54.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Glyoxylic acid or oxoacetic acid is an organic compound. Together with acetic acid, glycolic acid, and oxalic acid, glyoxylic acid is one of the C2 carboxylic acids. It is a colourless solid that occurs naturally and is useful industrially.
Structure and nomenclature