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HRID 1084285Generated: October 30, 2026

Carbon Dioxide → Adipic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCarbon DioxideHCID 280—
ReactantMalonic AcidHCID 867—
ReactantSuccinic AcidHCID 1110—
ReactantSuccinic anhydrideHCID 7922—
ProductAdipic AcidHCID 196—
ProductGlutaric AcidHCID 743—
ProductSuccinic AcidHCID 1110—

Reaction Steps

Elsewhere, that treatise notes that malonic acid loses carbon dioxide on heating above its melting point, and in aqueous solution, undergoes decarboxylation at 70° C. (vol. 14: 794-795); that succinic acid sublimes when heated below its 188° C. melting point, dehydrates at its melting point, and forms a cyclic anhydride, succinic anhydride having mp 119.6° C. (vol. 21: 848-849); and that adipic acid, unlike glutaric acid and succinic acid, does not readily form a cyclic anhydride, but decomposes to cyclopentanone above 225° C. (vol. 1: 510-513).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05004509
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_04
ORD IDord-3ef6f013924b490c8b9ad7189b60e805
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_04