Molecule ID: 1081

IUPAC Name: 2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acid

Description: The molecule is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is malic acid (hydroxysuccinic acid) in which the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a methyl group. It has a role as a human metabolite, a plant metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid and a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid. It derives from a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a citramalate(2-).

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

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

InChI: InChI=1S/C5H8O5/c1-5(10,4(8)9)2-3(6)7/h10H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 94.8 Ų
- LogP: -0.9