Properties

  • Name: Citric acid
  • IUPAC name: 2-Hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
  • Formula: C6H8O7
  • Molecular weight: 192.1235 g/mol
  • Monoisotopic weight: 192.0270026 g/mol
  • Melting point: 153 °C (426 K)
  • Synonym:
    • 2-Hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid

Structure

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InChI

InChI=1/C6H8O7/c7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10/h13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12
)

SMILES

C(C(O)(C(=O)O)CC(=O)O)C(=O)O