Basic information
- Standard SMILES
CC(C)CC(=O)[O-]- InChIKey
GWYFCOCPABKNJV-UHFFFAOYSA-M- Molecular formula
- C5H9O2-
- Average molar mass
- 101.12 g/mol
Overview
Isovalerate is a branched-chain saturated fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of isovaleric acid; reported to improve ruminal fermentation and feed digestion in cattle. It has a role as a mammalian metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a short-chain fatty acid anion, a branched-chain saturated fatty acid anion and a 3-methyl fatty acid anion. It is a conjugate base of an isovaleric acid.
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Isovalerate
- IUPAC
- 3-methylbutanoate
Names & synonyms
3-methylbutanoateisovalerateCHEBI:48942RefChem:10878545711-68-2isopropylacetate3-Methylbutyratedelphinateisopentanoateisovalerianatebeta-methylbutyrate3-methyl-n-butyrate
Show more names
BDBM50269962AKOS024437493DB-002761Q27121396
Database identifiers
- PubChem CID
- 3587356
- ChEBI
CHEBI:48942- Nikkaji
- J958.142A
Properties
Computed structural properties
- XLogP
- 1.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 40.1 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 2
- Rotatable bonds
- 1
- Heavy atoms
- 7
- Formal charge
- -1
- Complexity
- 61
Related reactions
9 records
Compound notes
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