13-01685. Calcium Mesoxalate [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 21085-60-9
Oxo-propanedioic acid calcium salt (1:1); calcium ketomalonate; calcium oxomalonate; ketomalonic acid calcium salt; mesoxalic acid calcium salt; oxomalonic acid calcium salt; Mesoxan.
C3CaO5; mol wt 156.11.
C 23.08%, Ca 25.67%, O 51.24%.

Description and references

Prepn: Scheiber, Hopfer, Ber. 53, 908 (1920); Kobayashi, JP 52 4157 (1952), C.A. 48, 5212a (1954); Yanagisawa, JP 60 7463 (1960), C.A. 55, 5880a (1961).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystalline powder, dec 210-220°. Sparingly sol in glacial acetic acid.

Note

May also exist as calcium dihydroxymalonate.

Therapeutic Category

Oral hypoglycemic.

Keywords

Antidiabetic

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.