(-)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid

CAS Registry Number®

37505-02-5

CAS Name

(-)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid

Molecular Formula

C5H10O3

Molecular Mass

118.13

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Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-3-5(2,8)4(6)7/h8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,6,7)/t5-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=MBIQENSCDNJOIY-RXMQYKEDSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-, (2R)-
  • Butanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-, (R)-
  • (2R)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid
  • (R)-(-)-α-Hydroxy-α-methylbutyric acid
  • (R)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid

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