Adipic acid, wanda kuma aka sani da fatty acid, muhimmin acid dibasic ne na kwayoyin halitta wanda ke taka muhimmiyar rawa a masana'antu daban-daban. Tare da tsarin tsari na HOOC (CH2) 4COOH, wannan fili mai fa'ida zai iya ɗaukar halayen da yawa kamar haɓakar gishiri, haɓakawa, da amidation. Bugu da ƙari, yana da ikon yin polycondense tare da diamin ko diol don samar da manyan polymers. Wannan nau'in dicarboxylic acid na masana'antu yana da ƙima mai mahimmanci a cikin samar da sinadarai, masana'antar hada-hadar kwayoyin halitta, magani, da masana'antar mai. Muhimmancinsa wanda ba a iya musantawa yana nunawa a matsayinsa na biyu mafi samar da dicarboxylic acid a kasuwa.