α-Ketoisovaleric acid

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α-Ketoisovaleric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid
Other names
2-Ketoisovaleric acid; α-Ketovaline
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,8) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C5H8O3/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)
    Key: QHKABHOOEWYVLI-UHFFFAOYAY
  • O=C(C(=O)O)C(C)C
Properties
C5H8O3
Molar mass 116.116 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless or white solid or oil
Melting point 31.5 °C (88.7 °F; 304.6 K)
Boiling point 170.5 °C (338.9 °F; 443.6 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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α-Ketoisovaleric acid is an

ketoacid. With a melting point just above room temperature, it is usually an oil or semi-solid. The compound is colorless. It is a metabolite of valine and a precursor to pantothenic acid, a prosthetic group found in several cofactors. In the biological context, is usually encountered as its conjugate base ketoisovalerate, (CH3)2CHC(O)CO2−.[1]

Synthesis and reactions

α-Ketoisovalerate undergoes

ketopantoate:[1]

(CH3)2CHC(O)CO2− + CH2O → HOCH2(CH3)2CC(O)CO2−

This conversion is catalyzed by ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase.

Like many α-ketoacids, α-ketoisovaleric acid is prone to decarboxylation to give isobutyraldehyde:

(CH3)2CHC(O)CO2H → (CH3)2CHCHO + CO2

Genetic engineering has been used to produce the biofuel isobutanol by reduction of isobutyraldehyde obtained from ketoisovalerate.[2]

See also

  • α-Ketovaleric acid

References

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    PMID 26443589
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  2. S2CID 4413113
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