Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-28 00:02:17 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 00:16:50 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000283
Metabolite Identification
Common Name(R)-acetoin
Description(R)-acetoin, also known as (R)-dimethylketol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyloins. These are organic compounds containing an alpha hydroxy ketone. Acyloins are formally derived from reductive coupling of carboxylic acyl groups (R)-acetoin is a primary metabolite. Primary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically essential metabolites. They are directly involved in an organism’s growth, development or reproduction. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on (R)-acetoin.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(R)-2-AcetoinChEBI
(R)-3-Hydroxy-2-butanoneChEBI
(R)-3-Hydroxybutan-2-oneChEBI
(R)-DimethylketolChEBI
Molecular FormulaC4H8O2
Average Mass88.1051
Monoisotopic Mass88.0524295
IUPAC Name(3R)-3-hydroxybutan-2-one
Traditional Name(R)-acetoin
CAS Registry Number53584-56-8
SMILES
C[C@@H](O)C(C)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-3(5)4(2)6/h3,5H,1-2H3/t3-/m1/s1
InChI KeyROWKJAVDOGWPAT-GSVOUGTGSA-N