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IUPAC name
3-C-Carboxy-2,4-dideoxy-2-fluoropentaric acid | |
Other names
2-Fluorocitric acid; 2-Fluorocitrate; 1-Fluoro-2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid | |
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HOC(CO2H)(CH2CO2H)(CHFCO2H) | |
Molar mass | 210.113 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Odorless, white crystals |
Density | 1.37 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 35.2 °C (95.4 °F; 308.3 K) |
Boiling point | 165 °C (329 °F; 438 K) |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Fluorocitric acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula HOC(CO2H)(CH2CO2H)(CHFCO2H). It is a fluorinated carboxylic acid derived from citric acidbysubstitution of one methylene hydrogen by a fluorine atom. The appropriate anion is called fluorocitrate. Fluorocitrate is formed in two steps from fluoroacetate. Fluoroacetate is first converted to fluoroacetyl-CoA by acetyl-CoA synthetase in the mitochondria. Then fluoroacetyl-CoA condenses with oxaloacetate to form fluorocitrate. This step is catalyzedbycitrate synthase.[1] Flurocitrate is a metaboliteoffluoroacetic acid and is very toxic because it is not processable using aconitase in the citrate cycle (where fluorocitrate takes place of citrate as the substrate). The enzymeisinhibited and the cycle stops working.[2]
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