Pyruvic acidPyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH) is the simplest of the alpha-keto acids, with a carboxylic acid and a ketone functional group. Pyruvate (CH3COCOO−), the conjugate base, is an intermediate in several metabolic pathways throughout the cell. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Pyruvic acid, revision 1378715370.

Property

Value

Formula

C3H4O3, 88.06 g/mol

Melting point

11.8 °C

Boiling point

165 °C

Density

1.25 g/cm³

pKa

2.5

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