CAS 105-43-1 appears in our catalog under these names: 3-methylpentanoic acid, 3–Methylvaleric Acid, 3-Methylvaleric Acid, 3-Methylvaleric acid, 99% , 3-Methylpentanoic-d11 acid. Offered by: TRC, GLPBio, TargetMol, Thermo Scientific (Alfa Aesar), Biosynth. Available pack sizes: 100mg, 1g, 500mg, 5g, 25g, 100g, 50g, 10g.
3-methylvaleric acid is a methyl-branched fatty acid that is pentanoic acid which carries a methyl group at position 3. It has a role as a flavouring agent, an animal metabolite, a plant metabolite and a fungal metabolite. It is a monocarboxylic acid, a short-chain fatty acid, a branched-chain saturated fatty acid and a methyl-branched fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-methylvalerate.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C6H12O2 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 116.16 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 3-methylpentanoic acid |
| InChIKey | IGIDLTISMCAULB-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CCC(C)CC(=O)O |
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