DL -ALPHA-HYDROXYISOVALERIC ACID
DL -ALPHA-HYDROXYISOVALERIC ACID Basic information
- Product Name:
- DL -ALPHA-HYDROXYISOVALERIC ACID
- Synonyms:
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- DL -ALPHA-HYDROXYISOVALERIC ACID
- (?-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid
- CAS:
- 600-37-3
- MF:
- C5H10O3
- MW:
- 118.1311
- EINECS:
- 209-994-2
- Mol File:
- 600-37-3.mol
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DL -ALPHA-HYDROXYISOVALERIC ACID Chemical Properties
- LogP
- 0.180 (est)
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DL -ALPHA-HYDROXYISOVALERIC ACID Usage And Synthesis
Definition
ChEBI: 2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid is a valine derivative that is valine in which the amino group has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is functionally related to an isovaleric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyrate.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the acid from ether/pentane. [Beilstein 3 IV 618.] IRRITANT.