C5H8O3
116.11 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
LEVULINIC ACID
CAS123-76-2EC204-649-2
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Flavoring agent and chemical intermediate
Levulinic acid, also known as This compound, is an organic keto acid. It appears as a white crystalline solid that is soluble in water and polar organic solvents.
Flavoring agentChemical intermediate
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
4-oxopentanoic acid
InChIKey
JOOXCMJARBKPKM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)CCC(=O)O
Synonyms (46)
- L-4500
- LEVA
- 2-Acetopropionicacid
- 3-Acetylpropionic acid
- 3-Acetylpropionsaeure
- 3-acetylpropionate
- 4-Ketovaleric acid
- 4-Oxopentanoic acid
- 4-Oxopentansaeure
- 4-Oxovaleric acid
- 4-ketopentanoic acid
- 4-ketovalerate
- 4-oxovalerate
- Acetopropionic acid
- Acetylpropionic acid
- Acidum laevulinicum
- LEVULINIC ACID
- Laevulic acid
- Laevulinic acid
- Laevulinsaeure
- Levulic acid
- Levulinic acid (Standard)
- Levulinic acid, natural
- Levulinsaeure
- Pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-
- Propionic acid, 3-acetyl-
- USAF CZ-1
- Valeric acid, 4-oxo-
- b-Acetylpropionate
- b-Acetylpropionic acid
- beta-Acetylpropionic acid
- beta-acetylpropionate
- g-Ketovalerate
- g-Ketovaleric acid
- gamma-Ketovaleric acid
- gamma-ketovalerate
- laevulinate
- levulate
- levulenic acid