CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Solid |
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COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 118.13 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 3 |
| Exact Mass | 118.062994177 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 118.062994177 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 57.5 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 8 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 79.7 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
3-hydroxypentanoic acid is a short-chain fatty acid that is valeric acid in which one of the methylene hydrogens at position 3 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It is a short-chain fatty acid, a 3-hydroxy fatty acid and a ketone body. It is functionally related to a valeric acid.