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2-hydroxypentanoic acid

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2-hydroxypentanoic acid

Molecular formula: C5H10O3 CAS# 617-31-2

Categories: Hydroxy acids

PubChem CID: 98009 | ChemSpider ID: 88482 | NSC 67957

Names

(+-)-2-Hydroxypentanoic acid
2-Hydroxyvaleric acid
2-hydroxy-pentanoic acid
2-hydroxypentanoic acid^(IUPAC) [Wiki]
DL-2-Hydroxypentanoic acid
DL-2-Hydroxyvaleric acid
DL-2-hydroxy valeric acid
DL-a-Hydroxyvaleric acid
Pentanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-^(CAS)
Valericacid, 2-hydroxy- (6CI,7CI,8CI)
a-Hydroxy-n-valeric acid
a-Hydroxypentanoic acid
a-Hydroxyvaleric acid

Variants of the formula:

\/\<|OH>/`|O|\OH

H3C-CH2-CH2-CH<`|OH>-COOH

{n-Pr}-CH<`|OH>-CO2H

Elemental composition