Suberic acid

Suberic acid, also octanedioic acid, is a dicarboxylic acid, with formula C8H14O4. It is a colorless crystalline solid used in drug syntheses and plastics manufacture. Its name is derived from the Latin word suber which means cork.

Suberic acid
Skeletal formula of suberic acid
Ball-and-stick model of the suberic acid molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Octanedioic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard100.007.283 Edit this at Wikidata
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H14O4/c9-7(10)5-3-1-2-4-6-8(11)12/h1-6H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C8H14O4/c9-7(10)5-3-1-2-4-6-8(11)12/h1-6H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)
    Key: TYFQFVWCELRYAO-UHFFFAOYAN
  • O=C(O)CCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
C8H14O4
Molar mass174.196 g·mol−1
Density1.272 g/cm3
Melting point141–144 °C (286–291 °F; 414–417 K)
Boiling point230 °C (446 °F; 503 K) (15 mmHg)
2.46 g/L[1]
Acidity (pKa)4.526, 5.498[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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