2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanedioic acid

CAS Registry Number®

608-41-3

CAS Name

2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanedioic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H8O5

Molecular Mass

148.11

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    123 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H8O5/c1-2(4(7)8)3(6)5(9)10/h2-3,6H,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=NPYQJIHHTGFBLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanedioic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-
  • Malic acid, 3-methyl-
  • 2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanedioic acid
  • β-Methylmalic acid
  • 3-Methylmalic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

5380-36-9, 5380-37-0, 23394-53-8

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