The molecule is an oxo dicarboxylic acid comprising adipic acid having the oxo group at the 3-position as well as a hydroxy substituent at the 2-position. It is an oxo dicarboxylic acid and a secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It derives from an adipic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxy-3-oxoadipate(2-).
2-hydroxy-3-oxohexanedioic acid