malic acid
C4H6O5
Malic acid has the molecular formula C4H6O5 and a molar mass of 134.09 g/mol and a melting point of 132 °C.
Properties
| Molecular formula | C4H6O5 |
|---|---|
| Molar mass | 134.09 g/mol |
| Exact (monoisotopic) mass | 134.02152 g/mol |
| Melting point | 132 °C |
| logP (octanol–water) | -1.3 |
| Topological polar surface area | 94.8 Ų |
| Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors | 3 / 5 |
| Heavy atoms | 9 |
| InChIKey | BJEPYKJPYRNKOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| IUPAC name | 2-hydroxybutanedioic acid |
Elemental composition
15 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.
| Element | Atoms | Percent by mass |
|---|---|---|
| Oxygen (O) | 5 | 59.66% |
| Carbon (C) | 4 | 35.83% |
| Hydrogen (H) | 6 | 4.51% |
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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.