The molecule with the SMILES representation of CC(C)(CO)C(=O)C(=O)O can be described as:
The molecule is an oxo monocarboxylic acid that is 2-oxobutanoic acid in which both of the hydrogens at position 3 are substituted by methyl groups and one of the hydrogens at position 4 is substituted by a hydroxy group. It is an oxo monocarboxylic acid and a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a pantoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-dehydropantoate.
The molecule with the {SMILES__description} {#representation of |!}{SMILES#} can be described {#by|as!}:
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4-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxobutanoic acid
The molecule is an oxo monocarboxylic acid that is 2-oxobutanoic acid in which both of the hydrogens at position 3 are substituted by methyl groups and one of the hydrogens at position 4 is substituted by a hydroxy group. It is an oxo monocarboxylic acid and a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a pantoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-dehydropantoate.