Molecule ID: 38

IUPAC Name: 4-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxobutanoic acid

Description: The molecule is an oxo monocarboxylic acid that is 2-oxobutanoic acid in which both of the hydrogens at position 3 are substituted by methyl groups and one of the hydrogens at position 4 is substituted by a hydroxy group. It is an oxo monocarboxylic acid and a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a pantoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-dehydropantoate.

SMILES: CC(C)(CO)C(=O)C(=O)O

SELFIES: [C][C][Branch1][C][C][Branch1][Ring1][C][O][C][=Branch1][C][=O][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O]

InChI: InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c1-6(2,3-7)4(8)5(9)10/h7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,9,10)

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 74.6 Ų
- LogP: -0.1