Record Information
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Creation Date2016-09-30 22:55:23 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:11:01 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0002441
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB02441
Metabolite Identification
Common Name3,3-Dimethylglutaric acid
Description3,3-Dimethylglutaric acid belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methyl-branched fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an acyl chain that has a methyl branch. Usually, they are saturated and contain only one or more methyl group. However, branches other than methyl may be present. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 3,3-Dimethylglutaric acid.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
3,3-DimethylglutarateGenerator
3,3-DimethylpentanedioateHMDB
3,3-Dimethylpentanedioic acidHMDB
b,b-DimethylglutarateHMDB
b,b-Dimethylglutaric acidHMDB
3,3-Dimethyl-glutarateGenerator, HMDB
Chemical FormulaC7H12O4
Average Molecular Weight160.1678
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight160.073558872
IUPAC Name3,3-dimethylpentanedioic acid
Traditional Nameβ,β-dimethylglutaric acid
CAS Registry Number4839-46-7
SMILES
CC(C)(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C7H12O4/c1-7(2,3-5(8)9)4-6(10)11/h3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)
InChI KeyDUHQIGLHYXLKAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methyl-branched fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an acyl chain that has a methyl branch. Usually, they are saturated and contain only one or more methyl group. However, branches other than methyl may be present.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentMethyl-branched fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Methyl-branched fatty acid
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
  • Exogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Adiposome
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membrane
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point103.5 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP0.63ALOGPS
logP0.63ChemAxon
logS-0.88ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.04ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area74.6 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity37.16 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability15.49 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Adiposome
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membrane
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0002441
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB023005
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID19739
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID6683
PubChem Compound20984
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID68502
References
Synthesis ReferenceLehky, Pavel; Franzen, Volker. 3,3-Dimethylglutaric acid. Eur. Pat. Appl. (1982), 9 pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available