Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-17 23:19:27 UTC
Update Date2024-10-07 02:59:34 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0029464
Metabolite Identification
Common NameAcetoacetic acid
DescriptionAcetoacetic acid is a member of the chemical class known as Beta Keto-Acids and Derivatives. These are organic compounds containing an aldehyde substituted with a keto group on the C3 carbon atom. Acetoacetic acid (also called diacetic acid) is the organic compound with the formula CH3C(O)CH2CO2H. It is the simplest beta-keto acid group and like other members of this class is unstable. (WikiPedia)
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
3-Ketobutanoic acidChEBI
3-Ketobutyric acidChEBI
3-Oxobutanoic acidChEBI
3-Oxobutyric acidChEBI
beta-Ketobutyric acidChEBI
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Acetoacetic acid, calcium saltMeSH
Acetoacetic acid, lithium saltMeSH
Acetoacetic acid, sodium saltMeSH
OxobutyrateMeSH
Sodium acetoacetateMeSH
3-oxo-ButanoateHMDB
3-oxo-Butanoic acidHMDB
DiacetateHMDB
Diacetic acidHMDB
Molecular FormulaC4H6O3
Average Mass102.0886
Monoisotopic Mass102.031694058
IUPAC Name3-oxobutanoic acid
Traditional Nameacetoacetic acid
CAS Registry Number541-50-4
SMILES
CC(=O)CC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3(5)2-4(6)7/h2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)
InChI KeyWDJHALXBUFZDSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N