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Preferred IUPAC name
6-Methylpyridine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid | |
Other names
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Properties | |
C8H7NO4 | |
Molar mass | 181.145480 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Uvitonic acid (6-methyl-2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH3C5H2N(COOH)2. The acid is a pyridine analogue of the benzene derivative uvitic acid. [1] Under normal conditions, the acid is a white crystalline substance. [2][ better source needed]
Uvitonic acid is obtained by the action of ammonia on pyruvic acid. [3]