Molecule
Name
succinate ion
IUPAC name
butanedioate
Secondary names
succinate dianion, butanedioate, butanedioic acid, ion(2-), monosuccinate
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)/p-2
InChI key
KDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
CAS number
56-14-4
Structure and atomic composition
Formula
$(COO-)C_2H_4(COO^-)$
Chemical formula
C2H4(COO-)2
Structural formula
[CH2]([CH2]C(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-]
Charge
-2
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$C$ Carbon 4
$H$ Hydrogen 4
$O$ Oxygen 4
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Molar mass
116.07 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
C2v
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-C(=O)-O^-$ 2
$R-CH_2-R$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq C-H$ 4
$\geq C-C \leq$ 1
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 2
$>C=O$ 2
$\eqslantgtr C-O^-$ 2