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Citraconic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH₃C₂H(CO₂H)₂. It is a white solid. It is the cis-isomer of mesaconic acid. It is one of the pyrocitric acids formed upon the heating of citric acid. Citraconic acid can be produced, albeit inefficiently, by oxidation of xylene and methylbutanols. The acid displays the unusual property of spontaneously forming the anhydride, which, unlike maleic anhydride, is a liquid at room temperature.