2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

1756-18-9

CAS Name

2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H10O4

Molecular Mass

134.13

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    94 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O4/c1-5(2,9)3(6)4(7)8/h3,6,9H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

InChIKey

InChIKey=JTEYKUFKXGDTEU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methyl-
  • Butyric acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methyl-
  • 2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
  • 2,3-Dihydroxyisovaleric acid
  • α,β-Dihydroxyisovalerate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

26097-26-7

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