2-Hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid
CAS Registry Number®
54031-97-9
CAS Name
2-Hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acidMolecular Formula
C5H8O4Molecular Mass
132.11Cite this Page
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InChI
InChI=1S/C5H8O4/c1-3(6)2-4(7)5(8)9/h4,7H,2H2,1H3,(H,8,9)
InChIKey
InChIKey=QTSNVMMGKAPSRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(CC(C)=O)(C(O)=O)O
Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)C(O)CC(=O)C
Other Names for this Substance
- Pentanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-
- 2-Hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid
- Acetolactic acid
- β-Acetolactic acid
Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers
142896-50-2