
(+-)-Mevalonolactone
4-hydroxy-4-methyloxan-2-one is a member of the class of 2-pyranones that is tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one substituted by a methyl and hydroxy group at position 4. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a tertiary alcohol and a member of 2-pyranones. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 4-hydroxy-4-methyloxan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C6H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 130.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 130.062994177 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:95115
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL4758470
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID00964572
- PubMed:22796672
- PubMed:22276116
- PubMed:22073170
- PubMed:22073134
- PubMed:21990128
- PubMed:21620829
- PubMed:21540247
- PubMed:21355014
- PubMed:20964856
- PubMed:20883752
- PubMed:20396700
- PubMed:20233097
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