(S)-3-Methyl-pentanoic acid

C6H12O2CAS 1730-92-3116.16 g/mol

OOH
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H12O2
Molar mass
116.16 g/mol
Exact mass
116.0837 Da
Density
0.9735 g/mL (at 30 °C)
Boiling point
100–103 °C (at 12.5 Torr)
logP
1.51Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
3
Stereocentres
Sin SMILES atom order

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)

Aggregated from 40 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P264+P265, P280, P305+P354+P338, P317

Identifiers

CAS number
1730-92-3
SMILES
CC[C@H](C)CC(=O)O
InChIKey
IGIDLTISMCAULB-YFKPBYRVSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-5(2)4-6(7)8/h5H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)/t5-/m0/s1

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Names and synonyms

9 names
  • (3S)-3-Methylpentanoic acid
  • Pentanoic acid, 3-methyl-, (3S)-
  • Valeric acid, 3-methyl-, (S)-(+)-
  • Pentanoic acid, 3-methyl-, (S)-
  • (+)-3-Methylvaleric acid
  • (S)-3-Methylpentanoic acid
  • (+)-3-Methylpentanoic acid
  • (S)-(+)-3-Methylvaleric acid
  • (S)-3-Methylvaleric acid

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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