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CHEBI:41089 - mellitic acid

Default Structure
ChEBI IDCHEBI:41089
ChEBI Namemellitic acid
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DefinitionA benzene-derived hexacarboxylic acid in which each carbon of benzene carries a carboxy substituent.
Last Modified25 July 2011
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FormulaC12H6O12
Net Charge0
Average Mass342.168
Monoisotopic Mass341.98593
SMILESO=C(O)c1c(C(=O)O)c(C(=O)O)c(C(=O)O)c(C(=O)O)c1C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C12H6O12/c13-7(14)1-2(8(15)16)4(10(19)20)6(12(23)24)5(11(21)22)3(1)9(17)18/h(H,13,14)(H,15,16)(H,17,18)(H,19,20)(H,21,22)(H,23,24)
InChIKeyYDSWCNNOKPMOTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
mellitic acid (CHEBI:41089) is a hexacarboxylic acid (CHEBI:59359)
mellitic acid (CHEBI:41089) is conjugate acid of mellitic acid hexaanion (CHEBI:59227)
Incoming Relation(s)
mellitic acid hexaanion (CHEBI:59227) is conjugate base of mellitic acid (CHEBI:41089)
IUPAC Name 
benzene-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexacarboxylic acid
Synonyms  Source
1,2,3,4,5,6-Benzenehexacarboxylic acidChemIDplus
benzene hexacarboxylic acidChEBI
Benzenehexacarboxylic acidChemIDplus
HexacarboxybenzeneChemIDplus
Mellic acidChemIDplus
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2228443Reaxys
Gmelin:70774Gmelin
CAS:517-60-2ChemIDplus
CAS:517-60-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
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