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| Canonical Smiles | COC(=O)C[C@@H](C(=O)O)O |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | (2S)-2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid |
| InChIKey | ZJDXMXMEZZVUKO-VKHMYHEASA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C5H8O5/c1-10-4(7)2-3(6)5(8)9/h3,6H,2H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/t3-/m0/s1 |
| Molecular Weight | 148.11 |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organic acids and derivatives |
| Class | Hydroxy acids and derivatives |
| Subclass | Beta hydroxy acids and derivatives |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Beta hydroxy acids and derivatives |
| Alternative Parents | Fatty acid methyl esters Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives Alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives Methyl esters Secondary alcohols Carboxylic acids Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Beta-hydroxy acid - Fatty acid ester - Fatty acid methyl ester - Fatty acyl - Alpha-hydroxy acid - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Methyl ester - Secondary alcohol - Carboxylic acid ester - Carboxylic acid - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Organic oxygen compound - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as beta hydroxy acids and derivatives. These are compounds containing a carboxylic acid substituted with a hydroxyl group on the C3 carbon atom. |
| External Descriptors | Not available |
| Molecular Weight | 148.110 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | -0.900 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 5 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 4 |
| Exact Mass | 148.037 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 148.037 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 83.800 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 10 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 141.000 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |