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Citric acid

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Citric acid

Molecular formula: C6H8O7 CAS# 77-92-9
Categories: Chelators , Hydroxy acids
Names
English:
1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-(CAS)
2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid
2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid(IUPAC)
3-carboxy-3-hydroxypentanedioic acid
Citric acid [Wiki]
E330
b-Hydroxytricarballylic Acid

Variants of the formula:

HO/`|O|\/:a\/`|O|\OH;OH`/`\O\|#a|OH
HOOC-CH2-C-CH2-COOH;COOH|#C|OH
H|C|C|C|H;H-#2-COOH;HO-#3-COOH;H-#4-COOH
COOH`-CH2|C|CH2-COOH;HO-#C-COOH
HO-<//O>\-c:a-/<`\\O>-OH;OH|#a|\O`\`/HO
OH|`/O/\/<`|OH><|`/O/\OH>\/\O`\`|OH
HO-<//O>\`/<_p4HO><`/<`-HO>\\O>_q4/\O`\`|OH
OH`\`|O|`/|<`-HO><|\|O`|/OH>/<_(A-120,L1.4,N2)O>\OH
Elemental composition
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Reactions in which Citric acid is involved

  • OH|`/O/\/<`|OH><|`/O/\OH>\/\O`\`|OH "H2SO4"--> OH|`/O/\/`|O|\/\O`\`|OH + CO + H2O
  • OH`\`|O|`/|<`-HO><|\|O`|/OH>/<_(A-120,L1.4,N2)O>\OH + Fe(OH)3 -> O^-`\`|O|`/|<`-HO><|\|O`|/O^->/<_(A-120,L1.4,N2)O>\O^-_(A0,N0)Fe^3+ + 3H2O