3-Hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

150-96-9

CAS Name

3-Hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H12O3

Molecular Mass

132.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    138-139 °C @ Press: 18 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-3-6(2,9)4-5(7)8/h9H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

InChIKey

InChIKey=KEGHVPSZIWXTPY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-
  • Valeric acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-
  • 3-Hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid
  • β-Hydroxy-β-methylvaleric acid
  • Deoxymevalonic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

84888-61-9

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