GRADE & PURITY ≥97%

Storage

Room temperature,Desiccated

Shipped In

Normal

Specifications

Specifications & Purity

≥97%

Storage

Room temperature, Desiccated

Shipped In

Normal

Purity

≥97%

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: CC(CO)(C(=O)O)O
• IUPAC Name: 2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid
• InChIKey: DGADNPLBVRLJGD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C4H8O4/c1-4(8,2-5)3(6)7/h5,8H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)
• Isomeric SMILES: CC(CO)(C(=O)O)O
• Alternate CAS: 21620-60-0
• Molecular Weight: 120.10

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic acids and derivatives
    • Class Hydroxy acids and derivatives
      • Subclass Beta hydroxy acids and derivatives

• 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: Alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives Tertiary alcohols 1,2-diols Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Primary alcohols Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Beta-hydroxy acid - Alpha-hydroxy acid - Tertiary alcohol - 1,2-diol - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary alcohol - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - 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: Hydroxy fatty acids

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Molecular Weight: 120.100 g/mol
• XLogP3: -1.300
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 3
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 4
• Rotatable Bond Count: 2
• Exact Mass: 120.042 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 120.042 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 77.800 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 8
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 100.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 1
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1