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fumaric acid(fyo͞omăr`ĭk) or
trans-butenedioic acid,HO2CCH=CHCO2H, unsaturated dicarboxylic acid that melts at 287°C;. Maleic acid, or cis-butenedioic acid, is a geometric isomerisomer
, in chemistry, one of two or more compounds having the same molecular formula but different structures (arrangements of atoms in the molecule). Isomerism is the occurrence of such compounds. Isomerism was first recognized by J. J. Berzelius in 1827.
..... Click the link for more information. of fumaric acid; it melts at about 140°C;. Of the two isomers fumaric acid is the more stable and can be prepared from maleic acid by heating it. Fumaric acid can be prepared by catalytic oxidation of benzene or by bacterial action on glucose. It is found in small amounts in a variety of plants and is essential to the respiration of animal and vegetable tissue. Fumaric acid is used as a substitute for tartaric acidtartaric acid,
HO2CCHOHCHOHCO2H, white crystalline dicarboxylic acid. It occurs as three distinct isomers, the dextro-, levo-, and meso- forms.
..... Click the link for more information. in beverages and baking powder. It is used as a mordant in dyeing and in the manufacture of synthetic resins and polyhydric alcohols.
fumaric acid[fyü′mar·ik ′as·əd]
C4H4O4 A dicarboxylic organic acid produced commercially by synthesis and fermentation; the trans isomer of maleic acid; colorless crystals, melting point 287°C; used to make resins, paints, varnishes, and inks, in foods, as a mordant, and as a chemical intermediate. Also known as boletic acid.