(2Z,4E)-3-(carboxymethyl)hexa-2,4-dienedioic acid

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C8H8O6

    SMILES
    C(/C(=C/C(=O)O)/C=C/C(=O)O)C(=O)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sour 49.48%
    Winey 46.08%
    Odorless 40.25%
    Caramellic 38.12%
    Sweet 37.97%
    Burnt 33.29%
    Sharp 29.8%
    Nutty 28.24%
    Buttery 25.53%
    Fruity 23.45%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 62.0%
    Nutty 42.9%
    Sour 35.2%
    Very mild 34.31%
    Musty 27.67%
    Mild 26.91%
    Caramellic 25.11%
    Yeast 23.46%
    Mousy 20.59%
    Urine 20.45%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -0.1

    pKa est.
    4.63 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    200.14 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    417°C

    Flash point

    • 252.33 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    Applications of (2Z,4E)-3-(carboxymethyl)hexa-2,4-dienedioic acid include its use as an intermediate in specialty polymer and resin synthesis; it may act as a crosslinking agent for unsaturated polyesters, vinyl ester resins, coatings, inks, and adhesives; owing to its multiple carboxyl groups, it can function as a chelating/metal-complexing component in industrial formulations and metal-processing workflows; it can also serve as an acidity modifier or functional monomer in polymer and coating systems; and as a building block for functionalized polycarboxylates used in water treatment and cleaning formulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 107.32
    methanol 292.41
    isopropanol 44.45
    water 47.12
    ethyl acetate 5.5
    n-propanol 54.95
    acetone 38.66
    n-butanol 29.59
    acetonitrile 8.88
    DMF 391.31
    toluene 0.71
    isobutanol 20.89
    1,4-dioxane 9.17
    methyl acetate 11.42
    THF 55.16
    2-butanone 29.02
    n-pentanol 14.57
    sec-butanol 29.96
    n-hexane 0.98
    ethylene glycol 94.32
    NMP 164.68
    cyclohexane 0.28
    DMSO 683.51
    n-butyl acetate 4.52
    n-octanol 5.1
    chloroform 0.82
    n-propyl acetate 3.91
    acetic acid 15.62
    dichloromethane 1.82
    cyclohexanone 10.31
    propylene glycol 72.71
    isopropyl acetate 2.91
    DMAc 224.88
    2-ethoxyethanol 58.86
    isopentanol 13.96
    n-heptane 0.67
    ethyl formate 13.43
    1,2-dichloroethane 2.8
    n-hexanol 9.62
    2-methoxyethanol 162.81
    isobutyl acetate 0.84
    tetrachloromethane 0.59
    n-pentyl acetate 2.53
    transcutol 32.79
    n-heptanol 5.25
    ethylbenzene 0.82
    MIBK 6.0
    2-propoxyethanol 39.37
    tert-butanol 31.61
    MTBE 7.28
    2-butoxyethanol 17.42
    propionic acid 20.52
    o-xylene 1.15
    formic acid 87.23
    diethyl ether 10.7
    m-xylene 0.69
    p-xylene 0.67
    chlorobenzene 0.35
    dimethyl carbonate 10.91
    n-octane 0.22
    formamide 135.54
    cyclopentanone 28.15
    2-pentanone 16.23
    anisole 3.68
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 9.55
    gamma-butyrolactone 26.56
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 84.41
    pyridine 6.49
    3-pentanone 12.65
    furfural 22.74
    n-dodecane 0.13
    diethylene glycol 52.14
    diisopropyl ether 1.34
    tert-amyl alcohol 24.22
    acetylacetone 8.25
    n-hexadecane 0.14
    acetophenone 5.14
    methyl propionate 15.05
    isopentyl acetate 2.57
    trichloroethylene 2.15
    n-nonanol 4.27
    cyclohexanol 6.61
    benzyl alcohol 4.97
    2-ethylhexanol 3.31
    isooctanol 2.77
    dipropyl ether 5.41
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.51
    ethyl lactate 8.6
    propylene carbonate 7.13
    n-methylformamide 170.81
    2-pentanol 13.06
    n-pentane 1.01
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 21.49
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 6.87
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 15.98
    mesitylene 0.48
    ε-caprolactone 9.07
    p-cymene 0.78
    epichlorohydrin 20.35
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.74
    2-aminoethanol 108.55
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 61.4
    sulfolane 76.81
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.3
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 15.0
    n-hexyl acetate 3.73
    isooctane 0.14
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 18.3
    sec-butyl acetate 1.64
    tert-butyl acetate 3.72
    decalin 0.18
    glycerin 104.95
    diglyme 27.82
    acrylic acid 20.99
    isopropyl myristate 1.35
    n-butyric acid 11.14
    acetyl acetate 1.45
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 2.69
    ethyl propionate 5.33
    nitromethane 36.4
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4.43
    benzonitrile 1.64
    trioctyl phosphate 2.23
    1-bromopropane 2.11
    gamma-valerolactone 33.67
    n-decanol 2.92
    triethyl phosphate 2.75
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 4.71
    propionitrile 9.93
    vinylene carbonate 5.98
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 23.17
    DMS 3.39
    cumene 0.63
    2-octanol 2.72
    2-hexanone 7.21
    octyl acetate 2.29
    limonene 1.18
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 54.84
    ethyl orthosilicate 2.32
    tributyl phosphate 2.32
    diacetone alcohol 16.59
    N,N-dimethylaniline 4.67
    acrylonitrile 13.57
    aniline 3.14
    1,3-propanediol 70.41
    bromobenzene 0.2
    dibromomethane 1.19
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2.43
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2.23
    tetrabutyl urea 5.6
    diisobutyl methanol 1.72
    2-phenylethanol 4.15
    styrene 0.65
    dioctyl adipate 2.46
    dimethyl sulfate 29.36
    ethyl butyrate 3.86
    methyl lactate 27.42
    butyl lactate 6.53
    diethyl carbonate 2.24
    propanediol butyl ether 19.53
    triethyl orthoformate 2.94
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.73
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 6.89
    morpholine 27.97
    tert-butylamine 11.8
    n-dodecanol 1.86
    dimethoxymethane 89.81
    ethylene carbonate 4.05
    cyrene 19.43
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3.99
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1.85
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.68
    4-methylpyridine 5.61
    dibutyl ether 2.33
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1.72
    DEF 34.9
    dimethyl isosorbide 18.32
    tetrachloroethylene 2.23
    eugenol 9.01
    triacetin 3.96
    span 80 9.29
    1,4-butanediol 26.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 1.24
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 7.12
    methyl formate 73.24
    2-methyl-1-butanol 16.99
    n-decane 0.26
    butyronitrile 7.02
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2.69
    1-chlorooctane 0.87
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.3
    n-nonane 0.26
    undecane 0.18
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.17
    cyclooctane 0.15
    cyclopentanol 14.57
    tetrahydropyran 6.59
    tert-amyl methyl ether 8.64
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 19.53
    1-hexene 2.46
    2-isopropoxyethanol 17.9
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 11.7
    methyl butyrate 7.94

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