(2S)-2-Hydroxypentanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

41014-93-1

CAS Name

(2S)-2-Hydroxypentanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H10O3

Molecular Mass

118.13

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    52-55 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Denotes property values from the ZIC/VINITI data file provided by InfoChem.

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-2-3-4(6)5(7)8/h4,6H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)/t4-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=JRHWHSJDIILJAT-BYPYZUCNSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)CCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (2S)-
  • Pentanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (S)-
  • (2S)-2-Hydroxypentanoic acid
  • L-2-Hydroxyvaleric acid
  • L-2-Hydroxypentanoic acid

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