Succinic acid
Succinic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O4.
- Formula
- C4H6O4
- Functional group
- Carboxylic acids; Dicarboxylic acids
- Molar mass
- 118.09 g/mol
- Also known as
- butanedioic acid, Amber acid, Asuccin, Wormwood acid, Dihydrofumaric acid, Katasuccin
Overview
Succinic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O4.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C4H6O4
- Functional group
- Carboxylic acids; Dicarboxylic acids
- Molar mass
- 118.09 g/mol
- Also known as
- butanedioic acid, Amber acid, Asuccin, Wormwood acid, Dihydrofumaric acid, Katasuccin
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- C(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
- PubChem CID
- 1110
Properties
- Melting Point
- 188 °C
- Boiling Point
- 235 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 8.32X10+4 mg/L @ 25 °C
Data availability
Not published: Density.
Related compounds
- Carboxylic acids
Succinic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O4.
- Dicarboxylic acids
Succinic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O4.
References
- 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.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Succinic acid — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1110#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R., G.W.A. Milne (eds.). Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds. Volume I. 3rd ed. CRC Press, Inc. Boca Raton ,FL. 1994., p. V2: 1793
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Succinic acid — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1110#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R., G.W.A. Milne (eds.). Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds. Volume I. 3rd ed. CRC Press, Inc. Boca Raton ,FL. 1994., p. V2: 1793
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Succinic acid — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1110#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Yalkowsky, S.H., He, Yan., Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data: An Extensive Compilation of Aqueous Solubility Data for Organic Compounds Extracted from the AQUASOL dATAbASE. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. 2003., p. 97