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Creation date2011-09-21 00:19:35 UTC
Update date2015-10-09 22:31:27 UTC
Primary IDFDB022784
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Chemical Information
FooDB Name2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid
Description2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid.
CAS Number3739-30-8
Structure
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Synonyms
SynonymSource
2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyrateGenerator
(+/-)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoateHMDB
(+/-)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acidHMDB
(+/-)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acidHMDB
(+/-)-a-hydroxy-a-methylbutyric acidHMDB
(+/-)-alpha-hydroxy-alpha-methylbutyric acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl butyrateHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl butyric acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butanoateHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butanoic acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butyrateHMDB, Generator
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butyric acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-N-butyrateHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-N-butyric acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanoateHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acidHMDB
2-Methyl-2-hydroxybutyric acidHMDB
a-Hydroxy-a-methyl-butyric acidHMDB
a-Hydroxy-a-methylbutyric acidHMDB
alpha-Hydroxy-alpha-methyl-butyric acidHMDB
alpha-Hydroxy-alpha-methylbutyric acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acidMeSH
(+/-)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanoatehmdb
(+/-)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acidhmdb
(+/-)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acidhmdb
(+/-)-a-Hydroxy-a-methylbutyric acidhmdb
(+/-)-alpha-Hydroxy-alpha-methylbutyric acidhmdb
2-Hydroxy-2-Methyl Butyratehmdb
2-Hydroxy-2-Methyl Butyric acidhmdb
2-hydroxy-2-methyl-butanoatehmdb
2-hydroxy-2-methyl-Butanoic acidhmdb
2-hydroxy-2-methyl-butyratehmdb
2-hydroxy-2-methyl-Butyric acidhmdb
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-n-butyratehmdb
2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-n-butyric acidhmdb
a-hydroxy-a-methyl-Butyric acidhmdb
alpha-hydroxy-alpha-methyl-Butyric acidhmdb
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility349 g/LALOGPS
logP0.13ALOGPS
logP0.48ChemAxon
logS0.47ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.1ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.8ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area57.53 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity28.08 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability11.73 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Chemical FormulaC5H10O3
IUPAC name2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-3-5(2,8)4(6)7/h8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,6,7)
InChI KeyMBIQENSCDNJOIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Isomeric SMILESCCC(C)(O)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
  • Branched fatty acid
  • Hydroxy fatty acid
  • Methyl-branched fatty acid
  • Alpha-hydroxy acid
  • Hydroxy acid
  • Tertiary alcohol
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
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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
Spectra
EI-MS/GC-MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted GC-MS2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positivesplash10-05fu-9100000000-c1a485cb07f0e01d496bSpectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid, 2 TMS, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positivesplash10-010a-9720000000-17fc3516e0b12dfe8891Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
MS/MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0kml-9100000000-e255071f7864eb24d52b2012-07-25View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0a4m-9000000000-182db94e75153cc5fe7e2012-07-25View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0a4l-9000000000-0b6fff2f0bd2398fd3da2012-07-25View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00xr-9400000000-2c345c81c4e7d0adda1f2021-09-17View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00xr-9400000000-2c345c81c4e7d0adda1f2021-09-20View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0udl-3900000000-e3a36ea2735fe0adee102021-09-20View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0ab9-9000000000-ca684c90aea7a89788602021-09-20View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-7aff4fb32a653cf107652021-09-20View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052b-9000000000-d95699a47657772ec28b2021-09-20View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-dd58382320e8a790d7612021-09-20View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0gi0-6900000000-8ff2da5d9ad778c414d82017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0l9r-9400000000-1c799a2ce1690ef0b9b02017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-ab6ea008b1316fb4e28d2017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-6900000000-695acf62fd24b0a8056e2017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00di-9100000000-8798c599a99d917ff1d92017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0ab9-9000000000-4262713c5b9c8e0e7c922017-09-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0ab9-9200000000-339b88bdf89fa18818f02021-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-23fdf7ac403bc732b18f2021-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-c91f3f5946e47e0898f12021-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-0900000000-0fb707df87ac8f8919b92021-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-014i-3900000000-4ac52ee77b52ef304aa72021-09-22View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-0673811c3ca40c50612c2021-09-22View Spectrum
NMR
TypeDescriptionView
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, H2O, experimental)Spectrum
2D NMR[1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental)Spectrum
ChemSpider ID86129
ChEMBL IDNot Available
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
Pubchem Compound ID95433
Pubchem Substance IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
Phenol-Explorer IDNot Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB01987
CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) IDNot Available
EAFUS IDNot Available
Dr. Duke IDNot Available
BIGG IDNot Available
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HET IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
Flavornet IDNot Available
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Wikipedia IDNot Available
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Biological Effects and Interactions
Health Effects / BioactivitiesNot Available
EnzymesNot Available
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MetabolismNot Available
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