4-Methyl-2-oxovaleric acid

CAS Registry Number®

816-66-0

CAS Name

4-Methyl-2-oxovaleric acid

Molecular Formula

C6H10O3

Molecular Mass

130.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    105-107 °C @ Press: 22 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    6-9 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.0312 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H10O3/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=BKAJNAXTPSGJCU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 4-methyl-2-oxo-
  • Valeric acid, 4-methyl-2-oxo-
  • 4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid
  • α-Ketoisocaproic acid
  • α-Oxoisocaproic acid

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