(±)-2-Hydroxypentanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

617-31-2

CAS Name

(±)-2-Hydroxypentanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H10O3

Molecular Mass

118.13

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    34 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=JRHWHSJDIILJAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)CCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-
  • Valeric acid, 2-hydroxy-
  • 2-Hydroxypentanoic acid
  • α-Hydroxy-n-valeric acid
  • α-Hydroxyvaleric acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

6450-97-1

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