C5H10O3
118.13 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
(S)-2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
CAS17407-55-5
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
(S)-2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid is the S-enantiomer of 2-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid. It is primarily significant as a chiral building block used in peptide synthesis.
chiral building block for peptide synthesischiral reagenthuman metabolite
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CAS 17407-55-5
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2S)-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
InChIKey
NGEWQZIDQIYUNV-BYPYZUCNSA-N
SMILES
CC(C)[C@@H](C(=O)O)O
Synonyms (24)
- LHV
- (+)-2-Hydroxyisovaleric acid
- (+/-)-Hydroxyisovaleric acid
- (s)-2-hydroxyisovaleric acid
- (s)-a-hydroxyisovaleric acid
- L--Hydroxyisovaleric acid
- L-2-hydroxyisovaleric acid
- L-Valic acid