3-Hydroxyisovaleric acid

CAS Registry Number®

625-08-1

CAS Name

3-Hydroxyisovaleric acid

Molecular Formula

C5H10O3

Molecular Mass

118.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    127 °C @ Press: 5 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    <-32 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.9384 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=AXFYFNCPONWUHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-
  • Butyric acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-
  • 3-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
  • β-Hydroxyisovaleric acid
  • 3-Hydroxyisovaleric acid

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