1,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid by Research Lab Fine Chem Industries is high grade reagent. Also known as 3-oxoglutaric acid or -ketoglutaric acid, this is a simple dicarboxylic acid. It has a melting point of 122 C at which it decomposes, and a boiling point at 408.4 C. While this compound is commercially available, it can also be prepared by decarbonylation reaction of citric acid in fuming sulphuric acid.

• CAS No. 542-05-2
• Quantity Provided: 50 gm per pack
• Molecular formula: C5H6O5
• Molecular weight: 146.1
• Assay: minimum 95 %

1,3-Acetonedicarboxylic acid has a wide range of applications in various sectors. Acetonedicarboxylic acid and its derivative compounds are primarily used as building blocks in organic chemistry, and are particularly used in the synthesis of heterocyclic rings and in the WeissCook reaction. This compound is well-known to be used in the Robinson tropinone synthesis. It also finds use in the synthesis of Timcodar and dezaguanine. Furthermore, the presence of -ketoglutaric acid in human urine can be applied as a diagnostic test for the overgrowth of harmful gut flora such as Candida albicans. Hence these compounds are ideal for industrial and research applications.