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277827

4-Methylvaleric acid

99%

Synonym(s):

4-Methylpentanoic acid, Isocaproic acid

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHCH2CH2CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
211-464-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1741912
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Form:
liquid
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InChI key

FGKJLKRYENPLQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H12O2/c1-5(2)3-4-6(7)8/h5H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

SMILES string

CC(C)CCC(O)=O

assay

99%

form

liquid

Quality Level

bp

199-201 °C (lit.)

density

0.923 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

General description

Conductimetric detection of 4-methylvaleric acid on unfunctionized polymethacrylate resin (TSKgel G3000PWXL) columns has been reported.

Application

4-Methylvaleric acid has been used in asymmetric synthesis of (4S)-4-isopropyl-3-[(2′S)-2′,4′-dimethyl-valeryl)]-2-oxazolidinone.

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Corrosion

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Danger

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

flash_point_f

206.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

97 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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Kazutoku Ohta et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1039(1-2), 171-177 (2004-07-15)
The application of unfunctionized polymethacrylate resin (TSKgel G3000PWXL) as a stationary phase in liquid chromatography with conductimetric detection for C1-C7 aliphatic monocarboxylic acids (formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, isovaleric acid, valeric acid, 3,3-dimethylbutyric acid, 4-methylvaleric acid, hexanoic
Progress towards the total synthesis of callipeltin A. Asymmetric synthesis of (2R, 3R, 4S)-3-hydroxy-2, 4, 6-trimethylheptanoic acid.
Guerlavais V, et al.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 13(7), 675-680 (2002)
S C Ling et al.
Journal of applied microbiology, 111(3), 559-571 (2011-06-22)
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) with enhanced physicochemical properties will be ideal for a wide range of practical applications. The incorporation of 3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate (3H4MV) into the polymer backbone is known to improve the overall properties of the resulting polymer. However, the most suitable
G E Mortimore et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 262(34), 16322-16327 (1987-12-05)
Previous studies with livers from fed rats perfused in the single-pass mode have shown that regulatory amino acids (Leu, Tyr, Gln, Pro, Met, His, and Trp) as a group as well as leucine alone inhibit deprivation-induced protein degradation optimally at
F Pepersack et al.
Journal of clinical pathology, 36(11), 1233-1236 (1983-11-01)
In order to determine if gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) on concentrated stool extracts could be substituted to cell culture assay for cytotoxicity, we prospectively studied 154 diarrhoeal stools submitted for detection of Clostridium difficile toxin. Isocaproic-positive samples were cultured on egg

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