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Preferred IUPAC name
Pyridine-2,4,5-tricarboxylic acid | |
Other names
2,4,5-Pyridinetricarboxylic acid
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C8H5NO6 | |
Molar mass | 211.129 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Berberonic acid (pyridine-2,4,5-tricarboxylic acid) is an organic compound that belongs to the heterocycles (more precisely the heteroaromatics). It belongs to the group of pyridinetricarboxylic acids and consists of a pyridine ring which carries three carboxy groups in the 2-, 4- and 5-positions. The name is derived from berberine.
Berberonic acid is obtained in the oxidation of berberine with nitric acid.[1] It can also be derived by oxidative degradation of monascaminone with potassium permanganate.[2]