rac-Hy-droxy-isovaleric acid.

ABSTRACT: The title compound (systematic name: rac-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid), C₅H₁₀O₃, is the constitutional isomer of α-hy-droxy-butanoic acid. In the crystal, hydrogen bonds involving the alcoholic hydroxyl group give rise to centrosymmetric dimers that are extended to sheets perpendicular to the crystallographic c axis.

SUBMITTER: Dasi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10842285 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature