CHEBI:38648 - dimethylbutyric acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:38648
ChEBI Namedimethylbutyric acid
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DefinitionAny compound comprising a butyric acid skeleton carrying two methyl components.
Last Modified5 July 2011
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
FormulaC6H12O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass116.159
Monoisotopic Mass116.08373
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38648) has functional parent butyric acid (CHEBI:30772)
dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38648) is a branched-chain saturated fatty acid (CHEBI:39417)
dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38648) is a methyl-branched fatty acid (CHEBI:62499)
dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38648) is a short-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:26666)
Incoming Relation(s)
2,2-dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38649) is a dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38648)
2,3-dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38650) is a dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38648)
3,3-dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38647) is a dimethylbutyric acid (CHEBI:38648)
IUPAC Name 
dimethylbutanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
dimethylbutyric acidsChEBI
dimethylbutanoic acidsChEBI