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Showing Compound 2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid (FDB021977)

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Creation date2011-09-21 00:06:23 UTC
Update date2015-07-21 06:56:54 UTC
Primary IDFDB021977
Secondary Accession NumbersNot Available
Chemical Information
FooDB Name2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid
Description2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, also known as 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid or 2-methyl-3-hydroxybutanoate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group. 2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral. 2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid is a potentially toxic compound.
CAS Number473-86-9
Structure
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MOLSDF3D-SDFPDBSMILESInChI View 3D Structure
Synonyms
SynonymSource
2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutanoic acidChEBI
3-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acidChEBI
2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutanoateGenerator
3-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyrateGenerator
2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyrateGenerator
3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butyrateHMDB
3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butyric acidHMDB
3-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanoateHMDB
3-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acidHMDB
a-Methyl-b-hydroxybutyrateHMDB
a-Methyl-b-hydroxybutyric acidHMDB
alpha-Methyl-beta-hydroxybutyrateHMDB
alpha-Methyl-beta-hydroxybutyric acidHMDB
NilateHMDB
Nilic acidHMDB
2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, (R-(r*,s*))-isomerHMDB
2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acidhmdb
3-hydroxy-2-methyl-Butyratehmdb
3-hydroxy-2-methyl-Butyric acidhmdb
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility336 g/LALOGPS
logP-0.13ALOGPS
logP0.16ChemAxon
logS0.45ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.51ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.8ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area57.53 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity28.04 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability11.83 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Chemical FormulaC5H10O3
IUPAC name3-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-3(4(2)6)5(7)8/h3-4,6H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)
InChI KeyVEXDRERIMPLZLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Isomeric SMILESCC(O)C(C)C(O)=O
Average Molecular Weight118.1311
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight118.062994186
Classification
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentHydroxy fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Beta-hydroxy acid
  • Branched fatty acid
  • Hydroxy fatty acid
  • Short-chain hydroxy acid
  • Methyl-branched fatty acid
  • Hydroxy acid
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
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Physico-Chemical Properties
Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
PropertyValueReference
Physical stateSolid
Physical DescriptionNot Available
Mass CompositionNot Available
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
Experimental Water SolubilityNot Available
Experimental logPNot Available
Experimental pKaNot Available
Isoelectric pointNot Available
ChargeNot Available
Optical RotationNot Available
Spectroscopic UV DataNot Available
DensityNot Available
Refractive IndexNot Available
Spectra
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EI-MS/GC-MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted GC-MS2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0097-9100000000-4296c67313a78a015074Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, 2 TMS, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00ds-9610000000-ea139d8674dafe6ab92aSpectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, TMS_1_1, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, TMS_1_2, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, TBDMS_1_1, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, TBDMS_1_2, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid, TBDMS_2_1, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
MS/MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 35V, Positivesplash10-014i-0900000000-c32a93ee8130e69257012021-09-20View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0uxr-3900000000-43c640882c221c34cff42015-04-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0zfr-9500000000-f67232e28fb95b61d1f22015-04-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-da7c5873617fe20d63852015-04-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-5900000000-bab83930d1557839e6f72015-04-25View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-05fr-9100000000-50701029b9e5b3af2fbf2015-04-25View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-dd1dac699c164a7b71f52015-04-25View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-01b9-8900000000-6e362f577b3d827a83872021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-05fr-9100000000-6950ab2628a11bf6839a2021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-052f-9000000000-5278bf25a974c9f303692021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0zgi-9400000000-aee3a280a6df1ae985b62021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0002-9000000000-45e4e2c8c6ea7216859f2021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052b-9000000000-845222220a578798d8ce2021-09-24View Spectrum
NMRNot Available
ChemSpider ID141015
ChEMBL IDNot Available
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
Pubchem Compound ID160471
Pubchem Substance IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
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HMDB IDHMDB00354
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