oxalic acid

[1. An acid found in many plants and vegetables, particularly in buckwheat (family Polygoniaceae) and Oxalis (family Oxalidaceae); used as a hemostatic in veterinary medicine, but toxic in elevated levels when ingested by humans; also used in the removal of ink and other stains, and as a general reducing agent; salts of oxalic acid are found in renal calculi; accumulates in cases of primary hyperoxaluria.

Molecular Formula: C₂H₂O₄

InChI: InChI=1/C2H2O4/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6)/i1-1/f/h3,5H

InChIKey: InChIKey=MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-KPEIAINPGL
SMILES: C(=O)(C(=O)O)O

Names:
    oxalic acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 450657
    PubChem ID 10300511