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α-Hydroxyisobutyric acid

98%

Synonym(s):

alpha-Hydroxyisobutyric acid, 2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid, 2-Methyllactic acid

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2C(OH)COOH
CAS Number:
594-61-6
Molecular Weight:
104.10
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24850110
EC Number:
209-848-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1744739
MDL number:
MFCD00004459

Product Name

α-Hydroxyisobutyric acid, 98%

InChI key

BWLBGMIXKSTLSX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C4H8O3/c1-4(2,7)3(5)6/h7H,1-2H3,(H,5,6)

SMILES string

CC(C)(O)C(O)=O

assay

98%

form

solid

bp

84 °C/1.5 mmHg (lit.)

mp

76-80 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 10%, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless

functional group

carboxylic acid
hydroxyl

Quality Level

100

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Application

α-Hydroxyisobutyric acid was used as background electrolyte for separation and detection of the metal ions by on-line cyclic voltammetry.

General description

α-Hydroxyisobutyric acid (2-hydroxyisobutyric acid) is the building block for polymer synthesis. It forms complexes with Eu(III) and has been studied by time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy.

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GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The aim of this work was to develop a fast method using capillary electrophoresis for the determination of creatinine in human urine samples. The pH and constituents of the background electrolyte were selected by inspection of effective mobility of creatinine
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Fuel oxygenates such as methyl and ethyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE and ETBE, respectively) are degraded only by a limited number of bacterial strains. The aerobic pathway is generally thought to run via tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) and 2-hydroxyisobutyrate (2-HIBA), whereas further
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