Pimelic acid

CAS: 111-16-0

Ref. 3D-FP03721

Product Information

• Name: Pimelic acid
• Brand: Biosynth
• Description: Pimelic acid is a dicarboxylic acid that has been found to be the precursor of malonic acid in bacteria. It has an acidic nature and significant cytotoxicity, as well as a hydroxyl group that coordinates with nitrogen atoms. Pimelic acid is stable in the presence of water vapor and air, making it difficult to synthesize. These properties have made pimelic acid a topic of interest for polymer compositions. X-ray crystal structures have shown that pimelic acid is composed of six carbons, three nitrogens, one oxygen, and one hydrogen atom.

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 160.17 g/mol
• Formula: C₇H₁₂O₄
• Color/Form: Powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C7H12O4/c8-6(9)4-2-1-3-5-7(10)11/h1-5H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)
• InChI key: InChIKey=WLJVNTCWHIRURA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C(O)CCCCCC(=O)O