2-Oxobutyric acid (Compound)
Go to Compound classificationID | 2391 |
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Name | 2-Oxobutyric acid |
Synonyms | 2-Oxobutanoic acid; 2-Ketobutyric acid; 2-Ketobutanoic acid; alpha-Ketobutyric acid; 3-Methylpyruvic acid |
Structure | |
Description | |
Classification | Compounds > Chemical entities > Organic compounds > Organic acids and derivatives > Keto acids and derivatives > Short-chain keto acids and derivatives |
CAS number | 600-18-0 |
PubChem ID | 58 |
ChEBI ID | 30831 |
FooDB ID | FDB030356 |
HMDB ID | HMDB0000005 |
Chemical data
MolDBi data
IUPAC Name | 2-oxobutanoic acid |
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Traditional IUPAC Name | 2-oxobutanoic acid |
Formula | C4H6O3 |
InChI | InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-2-3(5)4(6)7/h2H2,1H3,(H,6,7) |
InChI Key | TYEYBOSBBBHJIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Molecular weight | 102.0886 |
Exact mass | 102.031694058 |
SMILES | CCC(=O)C(O)=O |
ClassyFire Taxonomy
Description | belongs to the class of organic compounds known as short-chain keto acids and derivatives. These are keto acids with an alkyl chain the contains less than 6 carbon atoms. |
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Kingdom | Organic compounds |
Super Class | Organic acids and derivatives |
Class | Keto acids and derivatives |
Sub Class | Short-chain keto acids and derivatives |
Direct Parent | Short-chain keto acids and derivatives |
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