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2-Methylvaleric acid

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Synonym(s):

(±)-2-Methylvaleric acid, 2-Methylpentanoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CH(CH3)CO2H
CAS Number:
97-61-0
Molecular Weight:
116.16
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24846943
eCl@ss:
39021337
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
202-594-9
MDL number:
MFCD00002671
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1720658
Assay:
98%

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InChI key

OVBFMEVBMNZIBR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-4-5(2)6(7)8/h5H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

SMILES string

CCCC(C)C(O)=O

assay

98%

Quality Level

100

refractive index

n20/D 1.414 (lit.)

bp

196-197 °C (lit.)

density

0.931 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

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Application

2-Methylpentanoic acid (2-Methylvaleric acid) was used as an internal standard for gas chromatographic analysis of microbial end products.

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Corrosion
GHS05

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Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

199.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

93 °C - closed cup

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Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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J W Mayhew et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 33(4), 1002-1003 (1977-04-01)
2-Methylpentanoic acid and benzoic acid are suggested for use as routine internal standards for gas chromatographic analysis of microbial end products.
Z Suarez de Mata et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 285(1), 158-165 (1991-02-15)
The condensation of two propionyl-CoA units or a propionyl-CoA with acetyl-CoA is required for the synthesis of 2-methylvalerate or 2-methylbutyrate, respectively, two of the major fermentation products of Ascaris anaerobic muscle metabolism. An enzyme that preferentially catalyzes the condensation of
Xiaoqing Cai et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 19(12), 3831-3844 (2011-05-27)
Previous studies have indicated that the methylvalerate subunit of bleomycin (BLM) plays an important role in facilitating DNA cleavage by BLM and deglycoBLM. Eleven methylvalerate analogues have been synthesized and incorporated into deglycoBLM congeners by the use of solid-phase synthesis.
R Komuniecki et al.
The Journal of parasitology, 67(6), 841-846 (1981-12-01)
Disrupted Ascaris mitochondria formed 2-methylbutyrate (2-MB) and 2-methylvalerate (2-MV) when incubated anaerobically with acetyl CoA, propionyl CoA and NADH. However, when mitochondrial membranes were removed by high speed centrifugation and the mitochondrial soluble fraction was incubated with the same substrates
Yu Meng et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 192(22), 5982-5990 (2010-09-21)
Short- and medium-chain acyl coenzyme A (acyl-CoA) synthetases catalyze the formation of acyl-CoA from an acyl substrate, ATP, and CoA. These enzymes catalyze mechanistically similar two-step reactions that proceed through an enzyme-bound acyl-AMP intermediate. Here we describe the characterization of
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