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butanedioic acid
Succinic acid ( pronunciation: (s?k-si-nik a-s?d); IUPAC systematic name: butanedioic acid; historically known as spirit of amber) is a dicarboxylic acid. Succinate plays a biochemical role in the citric acid cycle. The name derives from Latin succinum, meaning amber, from which the acid may be obtained.Suberic acid, also octanedioic acid, is a dicarboxylic acid, with formula C6H12(COOH)2.