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Molecule

2-Hydroxyisocaproic Acid

CAS: 498-36-2 · C6H12O3

2D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
498-36-2
Molecular Formula
C6H12O3
Molecular Mass
132.16 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

498-36-2

SMILES

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

InChI Key

LVRFTAZAXQPQHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4-5,7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)

Names and Synonyms

  • 2-Hydroxyisocaproic Acid Systematic Name
  • Pentanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl- Synonym
  • Valeric acid, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl- Synonym
  • Leucic acid Synonym
  • 2-Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid Synonym
  • α-Hydroxyisocaproic acid Synonym
  • α-Hydroxy-iso-caproic acid Synonym
  • α-Hydroxyisocaproate Synonym
  • 2-Hydroxyisocaproic acid Synonym
  • 2-Hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid Synonym
  • 2-Hydroxyisohexanoic acid Synonym
  • (±)-α-Hydroxyisocaproic acid Synonym
  • DL-α-Hydroxyisocaproic acid Synonym
  • (±)-Leucinic acid Synonym
  • (±)-2-Hydroxyisohexanoic acid Synonym
  • DL-2-Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid Synonym
  • DL-2-Hydroxyisocaproic acid Synonym
  • (±)-2-Hydroxyisocaproic acid Synonym
  • DL-Leucic acid Synonym
  • (±)-Leucic acid Synonym
  • Leucinic acid Synonym

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 132.16 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
132.159 g/mol RDKit
Wikipedia Url https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Hydroxyisocaproic_acid CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES O=C(O)C(O)CC(C)C CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4-5,7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9) CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=LVRFTAZAXQPQHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 76-77 °C @ Solvent: Diethyl ether, Ligroine CAS Common Chemistry
Name (±)-2-Hydroxyisocaproic acid CAS Common Chemistry
2-Hydroxyisocaproic acid CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 9 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 2 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 3 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 0 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 57.53 Ų RDKit
LogP 0.478 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 33.097599999999986 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 0 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 0.8333 RDKit
0.83 chempirical lib
Exact Mass 132.078644244 g/mol RDKit

Spectral Data

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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
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