Orthocarbonic acid
Orthocarbonic acid.
Orthocarbonic acid is the hypothetical acid and functional group with the chemical formula H4CO4. It is one of the group of carboxylic ortho acids that have the general structure of RC(OH)3. The term ortho acid is also used to refer to the most hydroxylated acid in a set of oxoacids.
In a molecule of orthocarbonic [...]