Ethyl 2-hydroxyisobutyrate

CAS Registry Number®

80-55-7

CAS Name

Ethyl 2-hydroxyisobutyrate

Molecular Formula

C6H12O3

Molecular Mass

132.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    48-50 °C @ Press: 25 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    78 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-4-9-5(7)6(2,3)8/h8H,4H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=GFUIDHWFLMPAGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-, ethyl ester
  • Lactic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester
  • Ethyl α-hydroxyisobutyrate
  • Ethyl 2-methyllactate
  • Ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate

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