L-malic acid | SSHADE

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Molecule

Name: L-malic acid

Name and identifiers

IUPAC name: Butanedioic acid, hydroxy-, (S)-
Secondary names: Butanedioic acid, Hydroxysuccinic acid, (S)-Hydroxybutanedioic acid, (S)-Malic acid
InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t2-/m1/s1
InChI key: BJEPYKJPYRNKOW-UWTATZPHSA-N
CAS number: 97-67-6

Structure and atomic composition

Formula: L- $(COOH)CH_2CHOH(COOH)$
Chemical formula: C2H3OH(COOH)2
Structural formula: [OH][C](=O)[CH2][CH](OH)[C](=O)[OH]
Charge: 0
Unpaired electrons: 0

	Atom	Name	Number
	$C$	Carbon	4
	$H$	Hydrogen	6
	$O$	Oxygen	5

Stereodescriptor

2S

Relations

enantiomer

Isotopic composition

Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

Nuclear spin isomers

Spin type: unknown

Molar mass: 134.0874 $g/mol$
State STP: solid
Protic: protic

Fundamental vibration modes

Molecule symmetry: unknown
Case: complex

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical functions

	Function	Number
	$R-C(=O)-OH$	2
	$R-OH$	1
	$R-CH_2-R$	1

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\geq C-C \leq$	1
	$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$	2
	$\geq C-H$	3
	$\geq C-O-$	1
	$\eqslantgtr C-O-$	2
	$>C=O$	2
	$-O-H$	3

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