acetonedicarboxylic acid

noun

A simple dicarboxylic acid, often used as a building block in the synthesis of heterocyclic rings and in the Weiss-Cook reaction.

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Meanings

nounacetonedicarboxylic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA simple dicarboxylic acid, often used as a building block in the synthesis of heterocyclic rings and in the Weiss-Cook reaction.
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