3,3-Dimethyl-2-oxobutyric acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

90.5°C

Boiling point:

80 °C / 15mmHg

Density 

1.06

refractive index 

1.4270-1.4320

Flash point:

13 °C

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water

form 

powder to lump to clear liquid

pka

2.65±0.54(Predicted)

color 

White or Colorless to Almost white or Almost colorless

InChIKey

IAWVHZJZHDSEOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

815-17-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Butanoic acid, 3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-(815-17-8)

EPA Substance Registry System

3,3-Dimethyl-2-oxobutyric acid (815-17-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

C

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-34

Safety Statements 

26-37/39-45-36/37/39

RIDADR 

3261

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

2918300090

Hazardous Substances Data

815-17-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

MSDS

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3,3-Dimethyl-2-oxobutyric acid Usage And Synthesis

Uses

3,?3-?Dimethyl-?2-?oxobutyric acid was used as an inhibitor in a study for tuberculosis,as it was analyzed for its binding affinity to pantothenate synthetase (PS)?, an essential metabolic enzyme in the pantothenate biosynthetic.

Definition

ChEBI: 3,3-dimethyl-2-oxobutanoic acid is a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is 3,3-dimethylbutyric acid substituted by an oxo group at position 2. It is functionally related to a 3,3-dimethylbutyric acid.

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