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levulinic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as Levulinsaeure, levulic acid, gamma-ketovaleric acid, 4-Oxovalerate, beta-Acetylpropionate, Laevulinic acid, Levulinate, g-Ketovalerate
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H8O3
- Molecular weight
- 116.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-oxopentanoic acid
- SMILES
- CC(=O)CCC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- JOOXCMJARBKPKM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.5
- Polar surface area
- 54.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
1,392 papers- The Role of Copper in the Hydrogenation of Furfural and Levulinic Acid.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
- A review on biomass-derived levulinic acid for application in drug synthesis.Critical reviews in biotechnology · 2022
- Biotechnological valorization of levulinic acid as a non-sugar feedstock: New paradigm in biorefineries.Bioresource technology · 2024
- Combination of levulinic acid and sodium dodecyl sulfate on inactivation of foodborne microorganisms: A review.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2020
- Catalytic Conversion of Levulinic Acid into 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran: A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 116.047
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(=O)CCC(=O)O
- chemical formula
- C₅H₈O₃
- melting point
- 29
- Commons category
- Levulinic acid
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