2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic… (CAS 597-44-4)

About 2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acid

2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acid (CAS 597-44-4) is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C5H8O5 and a molecular weight of 148.11 g/mol. It has an InChIKey of XFTRTWQBIOMVPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N.

Properties

2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acid molecular structure

CAS Number: 597-44-4
Formula: C5H8O5
Molecular Weight: 148.11 g/mol
IUPAC Name: 2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acid
InChI Key: XFTRTWQBIOMVPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Also Known As

2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acid is also known as (+-)-Citramalic acid, Citramalic acid, citramalate, 2-Hydroxy-2-methylsuccinic acid, 2-Methylmalic acid, DL-Citramalic acid, among other names.

(+-)-Citramalic acid RefChem:390712 Citramalic acid citramalate 2-Hydroxy-2-methylsuccinic acid 2-Methylmalic acid DL-Citramalic acid 2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butanedioic acid 2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutane-1,4-dioic acid alpha-Hydroxypyrotartaric acid

2-Deoxy-3-C-methyltetraric acid (+/-)-Citramalic acid sodium salt butanedioic acid, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl- (+/-)-Citramalic acid dipotassium salt FGC721P65H NSC-80648 Malic acid, 2-methyl- UNII-FGC721P65H methylmalic acid DL-Citramalate (b)-Citramalate EINECS 209-901-5 (b)-Citramalic acid (1)-2-Hydroxy-2-methylsuccinic acid (b)-2-Methylmalate (+-)-2-hydroxy-2-methylsuccinic acid (RS)-citramalic acid 2-methyl-(b)-Malate (R,S)-b-Methylmalate (b)-2-Methylmalic acid (R,S)-beta-Methylmalate (R,S)-(b)-Citramalate (r,s)-b-methylmalic acid 2-methyl-(b)-Malic acid (L)-(+)-Citramalic acid SCHEMBL61203 CITRAMALIC ACID [MI] (R,S)-beta-Methylmalic acid 2-Deoxy-3-C-methyltetrarate (R,S)-(b)-Citramalic acid 2-Hydroxy-2-methylsuccinicacid SCHEMBL3149508 (+/-)-CITRAMALIC ACID 2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-butanedioate CHEBI:15584 DTXSID40862265 NSC80648 CITRAMALIC ACID, (+/-)- (+/-)-2-METHYLMALIC ACID MSK167179

Description

Citramalic acid is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is malic acid (hydroxysuccinic acid) in which the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a methyl group. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a dicarboxylic fatty acid, a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid and a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a citramalate(2-).

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