Dicarboxylic acids
Dicarboxylic acids react with diols to form polyesters and with diamines to form polyamides.
- Functional group
- HOOC-R-COOH
Overview
Bifunctional acids used in condensation polymerisation.
Dicarboxylic acids react with diols to form polyesters and with diamines to form polyamides.
Identifiers
- Functional group
- HOOC-R-COOH
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- OC(=O)CCCC(=O)O
Related compounds
- Terephthalic acid
An aromatic dicarboxylic acid used with ethylene glycol to make PET.
- Adipic acid
The dicarboxylic acid paired with hexamethylenediamine to make nylon 6,6.
- Oxalic acid
Oxalic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C2H2O4.
- Malonic acid
Malonic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C3H4O4.
- Succinic acid
Succinic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O4.
- Glutaric acid
Glutaric acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C5H8O4.
- Maleic acid
Maleic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H4O4.
- Fumaric acid
Fumaric acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H4O4.
- Phthalic acid
Phthalic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C8H6O4.
- Isophthalic acid
Isophthalic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C8H6O4.
- L-Malic acid
L-Malic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O5.
- L-Tartaric acid
L-Tartaric acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O6.
Connected reactions
- Polyester formation: Dicarboxylic acids → Polyesters
Dicarboxylic acids condense with diols to form polyesters.
- Polyamide formation: Dicarboxylic acids → Polyamide-related materials
Dicarboxylic acids condense with diamines to form polyamides.
References
- Polyesters: manufacture and usesChemical Industry Education Centre, University of York
- PA 6 and PA 66 intermediatesBASF
- PubChem Compound Summary: Oxalic acid (CID 971)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- PubChem Compound Summary: Malonic acid (CID 867)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- PubChem Compound Summary: Succinic acid (CID 1110)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- PubChem Compound Summary: Glutaric acid (CID 743)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- PubChem Compound Summary: Maleic acid (CID 444266)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- PubChem Compound Summary: Fumaric acid (CID 444972)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- PubChem Compound Summary: Phthalic acid (CID 1017)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- PubChem Compound Summary: Isophthalic acid (CID 8496)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- PubChem Compound Summary: L-Malic acid (CID 222656)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- PubChem Compound Summary: L-Tartaric acid (CID 444305)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.