Uvitonic acid (6-methyl-2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH3C5H2N(COOH)2. The acid is a pyridine analogue of the benzene derivative uvitic acid.[1] Under normal conditions, the acid is a white crystalline substance.[2][better source needed]

Preparation

Uvitonic acid is obtained by the action of ammonia on pyruvic acid.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Senning, Alexander (2006). Elsevier's Dictionary of Chemoetymology: The Whys and Whences of Chemical Nomenclature and Terminology. Elsevier. p. 410. ISBN 9780080488813. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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  3. ^ Coffey, S. (June 3, 2016). Dihydric Alcohols, Their Oxidation Products and Derivatives: A Modern Comprehensive Treatise (2 ed.). Elsevier. p. 237. ISBN 9781483221311. Retrieved 22 November 2016.