2-Methylbutanoic acid

C5H10O2CAS 600-07-7102.13 g/mol

OOH
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H10O2
Molar mass
102.13 g/mol
Exact mass
102.0681 Da
Density
0.9332 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Boiling point
176.5 °C
logP
1.12Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

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Precautionary statements

P260, P264, P264+P265, 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
600-07-7
SMILES
CCC(C)C(=O)O
InChIKey
WLAMNBDJUVNPJU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H10O2/c1-3-4(2)5(6)7/h4H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,6,7)

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Names and synonyms

20 names · show all
  • Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-
  • Butyric acid, 2-methyl-
  • Butyric acid, α-methyl-
  • Active valeric acid
  • Ethylmethylacetic acid
  • 2-Methylbutyric acid
  • α-Methylbutyric acid
  • Methylethylacetic acid
  • α-Methyl-n-butyric acid
  • 2-Methyl-n-butyric acid
  • DL-2-Methylbutyric acid
  • (±)-2-Methylbutyric acid
  • (±)-Methylethylacetic acid
  • DL-2-Methylbutanoic acid
  • DL-α-Methylbutyric acid
  • (±)-2-Methylbutanoic acid
  • (±)-α-Methylbutyric acid
  • 2-Ethylpropanoic acid
  • NSC 7304
  • Hydroangelic acid

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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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