Alpha-ketoisovaleric acid

C5H8O3CAS 759-05-7116.12 g/mol

OOOH
Carboxylic acidKetone

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H8O3
Molar mass
116.12 g/mol
Exact mass
116.0473 Da
Density
1.115–1.12 g/mL
Melting point
31.5 °C
Boiling point
170.5 °C
logP
0.30Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
54.4 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 3 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P260, P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P363, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
759-05-7
SMILES
CC(C)C(=O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
QHKABHOOEWYVLI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

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Names and synonyms

19 names · show all
  • Butanoic acid, 3-methyl-2-oxo-
  • Butyric acid, 3-methyl-2-oxo-
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid
  • α-Ketoisovaleric acid
  • 2-Ketoisovaleric acid
  • α-Oxoisovaleric acid
  • 2-Oxoisovaleric acid
  • Dimethylpyruvic acid
  • α-Oxo-β-methylbutyric acid
  • 2-Oxo-3-methylbutanoic acid
  • 2-Oxo-3-methylbutyric acid
  • α-Keto-β-Methylbutyric acid
  • α-Keto-Isovaleric acid
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutyric acid
  • Ketovaline
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutyrate
  • Isopropylglyoxylic acid
  • 2-Keto-3-Methylbutyric acid
  • 2-Keto-Isovaleric acid

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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