L-Leucic acid

CAS Registry Number®

13748-90-8

CAS Name

L-Leucic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H12O3

Molecular Mass

132.16

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    75-77 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4-5,7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)/t5-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=LVRFTAZAXQPQHI-YFKPBYRVSA-N

SMILES

[C@H](CC(C)C)(C(O)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)CC(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-, (2S)-
  • Valeric acid, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-, L-(+)-
  • Pentanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-, (S)-
  • (2S)-2-Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • L-α-Hydroxyisocaproic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1670273-87-6

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