Molecule ID: 4277439

IUPAC Name: 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoate

Description: The molecule is a hydroxy fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid, arising from deprotonation of the carboxy group; major species at pH 7.3. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It derives from an isobutyrate. It is a conjugate base of a 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid.

SMILES: CC(C)(O)C(=O)[O-]

SELFIES: [C][C][Branch1][C][C][Branch1][C][O][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O-1]

InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-4(2,7)3(5)6/h7H,1-2H3,(H,5,6)/p-1

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 60.4 Ų
- LogP: 0.4