Alpha-ketoisocaproic acid

C6H10O3CAS 816-66-0130.14 g/mol

OOOH
Carboxylic acidKetone

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H10O3
Molar mass
130.14 g/mol
Exact mass
130.0630 Da
Density
1.0312 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
6–9 °C
Boiling point
105–107 °C (at 22 Torr)
logP
0.69Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
54.4 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
3

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)

Aggregated from 43 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

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

Identifiers

CAS number
816-66-0
SMILES
CC(C)CC(=O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
BKAJNAXTPSGJCU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H10O3/c1-4(2)3-5(7)6(8)9/h4H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)

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Names and synonyms

17 names · show all
  • Pentanoic acid, 4-methyl-2-oxo-
  • Valeric acid, 4-methyl-2-oxo-
  • 4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoic acid
  • α-Ketoisocaproic acid
  • α-Oxoisocaproic acid
  • 2-Oxoisocaproic acid
  • 2-Oxoleucine
  • 2-Oxo-4-methylvaleric acid
  • 2-Ketoisocaproic acid
  • 2-Oxo-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • 4-Methyl-2-oxovaleric acid
  • 4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoate
  • Ketoleucine
  • α-Ketoisocapronic acid
  • 2-Keto-4-Methylvaleric acid
  • Isobutylglyoxylic acid
  • Ketoisocaproic acid

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