
Isovaleric Acid
Isovaleric acid is a C5, branched-chain saturated fatty acid. It has a role as a mammalian metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a short-chain fatty acid, a methylbutyric acid and a branched-chain saturated fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of an isovalerate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 3-methylbutanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C5H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 102.13 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 102.068079557 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:28484
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL568737
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5029182
- PubMed:23037705
- PubMed:23009608
- PubMed:22863090
- PubMed:22851241
- PubMed:22840201
- PubMed:22785467
- PubMed:22750494
- PubMed:22716902
- PubMed:22682363
- PubMed:22657950
- PubMed:22655031
- PubMed:22594616
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