Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
2-methyllactic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as alpha-hydroxyisobutyric acid, Hydroxydimethylacetic acid, Acetonic acid, 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid, 2-Hydroxyisobutyric acid, HIBA, 2-methyl-2-hydroxypropanoic acid
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H8O3
- Molecular weight
- 104.1 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid
- SMILES
- CC(C)(C(=O)O)O
- InChIKey
- BWLBGMIXKSTLSX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.4
- Polar surface area
- 57.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 104.047
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- found in taxon
- soybean
- Commons category
- 2-Hydroxyisobutyric acid
- chemical formula
- C₄H₈O₃
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)(C(=O)O)O
- melting point
- 79.0
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