Isobutyric Acid

CAS: 79-31-2

Ref. TR-I781005

Product Information

• Name: Isobutyric Acid
• Synonyms: Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, Isobutyric acid (8CI), 2-Methylpropanoic acid, 2-Methyl-1-propanoic acid, 2-Methylpropionic acid, 2-Propanecarboxylic acid, Dimethylacetic acid, Isobutanoic acid, Isobutyrates, Isopropylformic acid, NSC 62780, i-Butyric acid, iso-Butyric acid, α-Methylpropanoic acid
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Isobutyric acid is used in biological studies to discriminate between the different volatile compounds found in wines and beers. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the packageReferences Dourtoglou, V., et al.: Food Chem., 159, 181 (2014); Webber, V., et al.: Food Chem., 159, 391 (2014)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 88.11
• Formula: C₄H₈O₂
• Color/Form: Colourless
• InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-3(2)4(5)6/h3H,1-2H3,(H,5,6)
• InChI key: InChIKey=KQNPFQTWMSNSAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)C(=O)O