Before revision: In the laboratory, pyruvic acid may be prepared by heating a mixture of tartaric acid and potassium hydrogen sulfate, by the oxidation of propylene glycol by a strong oxidizer (e.g., potassium permanganate or bleach), or by the hydrolysis of acetyl cyanide, formed by reaction of acetyl chloride with potassium cyanide: CH3COCl + KCN → CH3COCN + KCl CH3COCN → CH3COCOOH Biochemistry Pyruvate is an important chemical compound in biochemistry.
After revision: In the laboratory, pyruvic acid may be prepared by heating a mixture of tartaric acid and potassium hydrogen sulfate, by the oxidation of propylene glycol by a strong oxidizer (e.g., potassium permanganate or bleach), or by the hydrolysis of acetyl cyanide, formed by reaction of acetyl chloride with potassium cyanide: CH3COCl + KCN → CH3COCN + KCl CH3COCN → CH3COCOOH Pyruvate is an important chemical compound in biochemistry.