Maleic acid
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name (2Z)-But-2-enedioic acid | |
| Other names (Z)-Butenedioic acid; cis-Butenedioic acid; Malenic acid; Maleinic acid; Toxilic acid | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| 605762 | |
| ChEBI | |
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| DrugBank | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.403 | 
| EC Number | 
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| 49854 | |
| KEGG | |
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| Properties | |
| C4H4O4 | |
| Molar mass | 116.072 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | White solid | 
| Density | 1.59 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 135 °C (275 °F; 408 K) (decomposes) | 
| 478.8 g/L at 20 C | |
| Acidity (pKa) | pka1 = 1.90 pka2 = 6.07 | 
| −49.71·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
| Warning | |
| H302, H315, H317, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | MSDS from J. T. Baker | 
| Related compounds | |
| Related carboxylic acids | fumaric acid succinic acid crotonic acid | 
| Related compounds | maleic anhydride maleimide | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Maleic acid or cis-butenedioic acid is an organic compound that is a dicarboxylic acid, a molecule with two carboxyl groups. Its chemical formula is HO2CCH=CHCO2H. Maleic acid is the cis isomer of butenedioic acid, whereas fumaric acid is the trans isomer. Maleic acid is mainly used as a precursor to fumaric acid, and relative to its parent maleic anhydride, which has many applications.