Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Malonic acid (IUPAC systematic name: propanedioic acid) is a dicarboxylic acid with structure CH2(COOH)2. The ionized form of malonic acid as well as its esters and salts are known as malonates. For example diethyl malonate is malonic acid’s diethyl ester. The name originates from the Greek word μᾶλον (malon) meaning ‘apple’.
