2-Bromo-3-methylbutyric acid

C5H9BrO2CAS 565-74-2181.03 g/mol

BrOOH
Alkyl halideCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H9BrO2
Molar mass
181.03 g/mol
Exact mass
179.9786 Da
Melting point
44 °C
Boiling point
230 °C
logP
1.49Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 48 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P362+P364, P363, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
565-74-2
SMILES
CC(C)C(Br)C(=O)O
InChIKey
UEBARDWJXBGYEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H9BrO2/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3-4H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

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Names and synonyms

13 names · show all
  • Butanoic acid, 2-bromo-3-methyl-
  • Butyric acid, 2-bromo-3-methyl-
  • Isovaleric acid, α-bromo-
  • 2-Bromo-3-methylbutanoic acid
  • α-Bromoisovaleric acid
  • 2-Bromoisovaleric acid
  • DL-α-Bromo-β-methylbutyric acid
  • (±)-2-Bromoisovaleric acid
  • (±)-α-Bromoisopentanoic acid
  • (±)-2-Bromo-3-methylbutyric acid
  • (±)-2-Bromo-3-methylbutanoic acid
  • NSC 167
  • NSC 6967

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