CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Kovats Retention Index | 1142.6 |
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COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 132.16 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 0.9 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 3 |
| Exact Mass | 132.078644241 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 132.078644241 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 57.5 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 9 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 101 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 2 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid is a branched-chain fatty acid that is 3-methylpentanoic acid carrying a hydroxy substitutent at position 2. It is a branched-chain fatty acid, a short-chain fatty acid and a 2-hydroxy fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoate.