Molecular properties
- Formula
- C4H6O4
- Molar mass
- 118.09 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 118.0266 Da
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 74.60 Ų
- -0.6 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 110-15-6
- PubChem CID
- 1110
Molecule record
Succinic acid
C4H6O4
118.09 g/mol
Show IUPAC name
IUPAC name
Butanedioic acid
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Carboxylic acid
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | -0.6 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1,2-Ethanedicarboxylic acid
- 1,4-Butanedioic acid
- 110-15-6
- AB6MNQ6J6L
- Acidum succinicum
- Amber acid
- Asuccin
- Bernsteinsaeure
Show all 22 synonyms
- Bernsteinsaure
- Butandisaeure
- Butanedionic acid
- DTXSID6023602
- Dihydrofumaric acid
- Ethylene dicarboxylic acid
- Katasuccin
- Kyselina jantarova
- NSC-106449
- Succinicum acidum
- Wormwood acid
- acide butanedioique
- acide succinique
- ethylenesuccinic acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O
- Isomeric SMILES
- C(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
- InChIKey
- KDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 1110
Spectroscopy
Tabs appear only for spectra stored with clear provenance.
Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for Succinic acid; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for Succinic acid; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.