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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/(S)-2-hydroxyisovaleric acid
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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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
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

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