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Sigma-Aldrich

3-Methylpentanoic acid

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

(±)-3-Methylvaleric acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CO2H
CAS Number:
105-43-1
Molecular Weight:
116.16
FEMA Number:
3437
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1720696
EC Number:
203-297-7
Council of Europe no.:
10149
MDL number:
MFCD00002729
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24901705
Flavis number:
8.056
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

400

grade

FG
Halal
Kosher

agency

meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

assay

≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.416 (lit.)

bp

196-198 °C (lit.)

density

0.93 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

cheese; pungent; sour

SMILES string

CCC(C)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-5(2)4-6(7)8/h5H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)

InChI key

IGIDLTISMCAULB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • The olfactory coreceptor IR8a governs larval feces-mediated competition avoidance in a hawkmoth.: Discusses the ecological role of 3-Methylpentanoic acid in insect behavior, providing insights into its natural function in communication and survival strategies within ecosystems (Zhang et al., 2019).

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

185.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

85 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Yoshifumi Fujita et al.
Journal of receptor and signal transduction research, 27(4), 323-334 (2007-09-22)
Dresden G protein-coupled receptor (D-GPCR) is one of orphan G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR). Here we report the identification of the ligands and the characterization of D-GPCR. We investigated over 5000 compounds to evoke the response mediated by D-GPCR and identified
W E Mitch et al.
The Biochemical journal, 222(3), 579-586 (1984-09-15)
The effects of leucine, its metabolites, and the 2-oxo acids of valine and isoleucine on protein synthesis and degradation in incubated limb muscles of immature and adult rats were tested. Leucine stimulated protein synthesis but did not reduce proteolysis when

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