Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Glutaric acid is the organic compound with the formula C3H6(COOH)2 . Although the related linear dicarboxylic acids adipic and succinic acids are water-soluble only to a few percent at room temperature the water-solubility of glutaric acid is over 50%. The term glutaric is derived from glu[ten] + [tar]taric acid.
