Glutaric acid
![Ball-and-stick model of the glutaric acid molecule](/Images/godic/202502/05/Glutaric_acid_3D_ball4923.png")
Glutaric acid is the organic compound with the formula C3H6(COOH)2 . Although the related "linear" dicarboxylic acids adipic and succinic acids are water-soluble only to a few percent at room temperature, the water-solubility of glutaric acid is over 50% (w/w).