alpha-Ketoadipic acid

α-Ketoadipic acid^[1]
Skeletal formula of α-ketoadipic acid	Ball and stick model of α-ketoadipic acid
Names
	IUPAC name 2-Oxohexanedioic acid
	Systematic IUPAC name 2-Oxohexanedioic acid 2-Oxoadipate
Identifiers
CAS Number	3184-35-8
3DMet	B00088
ChEBI	CHEBI:15753
ChemSpider	70
IUPHAR/BPS	4657
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image; Interactive image
KEGG	C00322
MeSH	Alpha-ketoadipic+acid
PubChem	71
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H8O5/c7-4(6(10)11)2-1-3-5(8)9/h1-3H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11) Key: FGSBNBBHOZHUBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C6H8O5/c7-4(6(10)11)2-1-3-5(8)9/h1-3H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11) Key: FGSBNBBHOZHUBO-UHFFFAOYAU ;
	SMILES C(CC(=O)C(=O)O)CC(=O)O ; O=C(C(=O)O)CCCC(=O)O ;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H8O5
Molar mass	160.13 g·mol−1
Density	1.4 g cm−3
Melting point	125 °C (257 °F; 398 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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α-Ketoadipic acid (or 2-oxoadipate) is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine.

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