Description
3,3-Dimethylacrylic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid found in the pheromones of mealybug species, which can be used as a starting material in the synthesis of 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA.
Synonyms
3-methylbut-2-enoic acid
IUPAC Name
3-methylbut-2-enoic acid
Canonical SMILES
CC(=CC(=O)O)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H8O2/c1-4(2)3-5(6)7/h3H,1-2H3,(H,6,7)
InChIKey
YYPNJNDODFVZLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Application
3-Methylcrotonic acid is used as a starting material to synthesize 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA, an intermediate in the metabolism of Leucine.