Tartaric Acid(2,3-dihydroxybutane-1,4-dioic acid
Synthesis:
1) Hydroxylation of maleic and fumaric acids: Treatment of these cis and trans forms of acids with Aqueous potassium permanganate gives tartaric acid While maleic acid gives the meso tartaric acid fumaric acids gives tartaric acid .
2)From acetylene The following sequence of the reaction from acetylene gives rise to tartaric acid.
1) Hydroxylation of maleic and fumaric acids: Treatment of these cis and trans forms of acids with Aqueous potassium permanganate gives tartaric acid While maleic acid gives the meso tartaric acid fumaric acids gives tartaric acid .
2)From acetylene The following sequence of the reaction from acetylene gives rise to tartaric acid.
Chemical property: When tartaric acid react with potassium hydrogen sulphate, it undergoes a Series of transformation to give ulimately pyruvic acid, as shown below :
2)tartaric acid react with HI the OH group are succssively reduced to give malic and then succinic acid
3)Formation of derivative:




