3,3-Dimethyl-2-oxobutyric acid

• CAT Number: L013818
• CAS Number: 815-17-8
• Molecular Formula: C6H10O3
• Molecular Weight: 130.14
• Purity: ≥95%
• IUPAC Name: 3,3-dimethyl-2-oxobutanoic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H10O3/c1-6(2,3)4(7)5(8)9/h1-3H3,(H,8,9)
• InChIKey: IAWVHZJZHDSEOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)(C)C(=O)C(=O)O

3,3-Dimethyl-2-oxobutyric acid(CAT: L013818) is a branched α-keto acid featuring a dimethyl-substituted butyric backbone with a ketone at the 2-position and a carboxylic acid at the terminal. This compound is commonly used as a synthetic intermediate in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and biochemical research. Its α-keto acid functionality enables participation in decarboxylation, transamination, and condensation reactions, making it useful in the synthesis of amino acids, heterocycles, and enzyme substrates. Due to its resemblance to metabolic intermediates, it is also employed in studying biochemical pathways and enzyme mechanisms, particularly in oxidative decarboxylation processes and coenzyme interactions involving thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) or PLP.