Meldrum's acidMeldrum's acid or 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione is an organic compound with formula C6H8O4. Its molecule has a heterocyclic core with four carbon and two oxygen atoms; the formula can also be written as [\sO\sC(CH3)2\sO\s(C\dO)\sCH2\s(C\dO)\s]. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Meldrum's acid, revision 1380070405.

Property

Value

Formula

C6H8O4, 144.13 g/mol

Melting point

94.5 °C

Flash point

365 °C

pKa

4.97

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