Quinolacetic acid

Quinolacetic acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name (1-Hydroxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-yl)acetic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	55604-87-0;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4955602;
PubChem CID	6453213;
UNII	5QED2ML5KK ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90204151 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c9-6-1-3-8(12,4-2-6)5-7(10)11/h1-4,12H,5H2,(H,10,11) Key: RFJUCKOEXRTZPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C8H8O4/c9-6-1-3-8(12,4-2-6)5-7(10)11/h1-4,12H,5H2,(H,10,11) Key: RFJUCKOEXRTZPN-UHFFFAOYAA;
	SMILES O=C\1\C=C/C(O)(/C=C/1)CC(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H8O4
Molar mass	168.148 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Quinolacetic acid is a chemical compound associated with the metabolic disorder hawkinsinuria.^[1] It is the byproduct of a partially defective enzyme, 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Hocart, Charles H.; Halpern, Berthold; Hick, Larry A.; Wong, Choon O.; Hammond, Judith W.; Wilcken, Bridget (1983). "Hawkinsinuria — identification of quinolacetic acid and pyroglutamic acid during an acidotic phase". Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications. 275 (2): 237–243. doi:10.1016/s0378-4347(00)84371-6. PMID 6619234.