Molecule
- Name
- citrate ion
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
- Secondary names
- citrate anion, 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
- InChI
- InChI=1S/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)/p-3
- InChI key
- KRKNYBCHXYNGOX-UHFFFAOYSA-K
- CAS number
- 126-44-3
- Formula
- HOC(CH2COO−)2COO−
- Chemical formula
- C3H4OH(COO-)3
- Structural formula
- [CH2](C(=O)[O-])C([CH2]C(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])OH
- Charge
- -3
- Unpaired electrons
- 0

- Isotope mixture type
- terrestrial abundance
- Molar mass
- 189.1 g/mol
- Protic
- protic
- Polarity
- ionic
- Molecule symmetry
- unknown
- Case
- nonlinear-polyatomic