Ketopantoic acid

Ketopantoic acid
Names
Other names
4-Hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxobutanoic acid; 2-Dehydropantoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
2242422
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
KEGG
  • InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c1-6(2,3-7)4(8)5(9)10/h7H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,9,10)
    Key: PKVVTUWHANFMQC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(C)(CO)C(=O)C(=O)O
Properties
C6H10O4
Molar mass 146.142 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless or white
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Ketopantoic acid is the organic compound with the formula HOCH2(CH3)2CC(O)CO2H. At physiological conditions, ketopantoic acid exists as its conjugate base, ketopantoate (HOCH2(CH3)2CC(O)CO2).