rac-3-Hydroxypentanoic Acid

CAS: 10237-77-1

Ref. TR-H949470

Product Information

• Name: rac-3-Hydroxypentanoic Acid
• Synonyms: Pentanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, Valeric acid, 3-hydroxy- (6CI,7CI,8CI), 3-Hydroxypentanoic acid, (±)-3-Hydroxypentanoic acid, 3-Hydroxy-n-valeric acid, 3-Hydroxyvaleric acid, β-Hydroxy-n-valeric acid, β-Hydroxyvaleric acid
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications rac-3-Hydroxypentanoic Acid is one of the fifteen organic acids that are prominent in the urine of a patient undergoing methylmalonic acidosis. rac-3-Hydroxypentanoic acid is also a useful synthetic intermediate that is used in the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries.References Kuhara, T. & Matsumoto, I.: Biomed. Mass Spec., 7, 424 (1980); Rinaldo, P., et al.: Perspect. Inherit. Metabol. Dis., 7, 57 (1987); Tseng, H., et al.: Microb. Cell Fact., no Vol. given, 96 (2010)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 118.13
• Formula: C₅H₁₀O₃
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-2-4(6)3-5(7)8/h4,6H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
• InChI key: InChIKey=REKYPYSUBKSCAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCC(O)CC(=O)O