Uses
2,3-Dimethylsuccinic acid is a useful research chemical.
Chemical Properties
white to almost white crystalline powder
Definition
ChEBI: 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid is an alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is succinic acid substituted by two methyl groups at positions 2 and 3 respectively. It has a role as a chelator. It is functionally related to a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2,3-dimethylsuccinate(2-).
Purification Methods
Crystallise the racemic acid from water. [Beilstein 2 IV 1998.]
