2,2,3,3-Tetramethylsuccinic acid

In chemistry, 2,2,3,3-tetramethylsuccinic acid or 2,2,3,3-tetramethylbutane-1,4-dioic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with the formula C
8H
14O
4, or HOOC-C(CH3)2-C(CH3)2-COOH.
It can be seen as derivative of succinic acid (butane-1,4-dioic acid) with two methyl groups replacing two hydrogen atoms on each of the central carbon atoms of the chain.