4-Methylvaleric Acid (Isocaproic Acid)

cas: 646-07-1 — see every product listed under this CAS number, including other names

4-Methylvaleric Acid (Isocaproic Acid) (CAS 646-07-1) is a chemical reagent available from Chemat. Available pack sizes: 100mg. Offered by: Mikromol.

brandMikromol
catalog numberMM0863.10
cas646-07-1
size100mg
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Isocaproic acid is a methyl-branched fatty acid that is pentanoic acid with a methyl group substituent at position 4. It is a metabolite of 20 alpha-hydroxycholesterol. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a branched-chain saturated fatty acid, a medium-chain fatty acid and a methyl-branched fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of an isocaproate.

Source: ChEBI

Identity
Molecular formulaC6H12O2
Molecular weight116.16 g/mol
IUPAC name4-methylpentanoic acid
InChIKeyFGKJLKRYENPLQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCC(C)CCC(=O)O

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