Sodium 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate

C5H7NaO3CAS 3715-29-5138.10 g/mol

OO−ONa+
Carboxylic acidKetone

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H7NaO3
Molar mass
138.10 g/mol
Exact mass
138.0293 Da
Melting point
223–226 °C
logP
-0.08Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
54.4 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
3715-29-5
SMILES
CC(C)C(=O)C([O-])=O.[Na+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • Butanoic acid, 3-methyl-2-oxo-, sodium salt (1:1)
  • Butyric acid, 3-methyl-2-oxo-, sodium salt
  • Butanoic acid, 3-methyl-2-oxo-, sodium salt
  • Sodium α-ketoisovalerate
  • Sodium α-oxoisovalerate
  • Sodium 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate
  • Sodium dimethylpyruvate
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid sodium salt

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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