Based on the SMILES representation CC[C@](O)(C(C)=O)C(=O)O, the molecule can be described as:
The molecule is a 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is butanoic acid in which the hydrogens at position 2 are replaced by an acetyl and a hydroxy group (the S enantiomer). It is a 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid, a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It derives from a butyric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (S)-2-acetyl-2-hydroxybutanoate.
Based on the {SMILES__description} {#representation |!}{SMILES#}, the molecule can be described {#by|as!}:
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CC[C@](O)(C(C)=O)C(=O)O
CC[C@](C(=O)C)(C(=O)O)O
(2S)-2-ethyl-2-hydroxy-3-oxobutanoic acid
The molecule is a 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is butanoic acid in which the hydrogens at position 2 are replaced by an acetyl and a hydroxy group (the S enantiomer). It is a 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid, a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It derives from a butyric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (S)-2-acetyl-2-hydroxybutanoate.