pyruvic acid
Also known as pyruvate, alpha-ketopropionic acid, 2-ketopropionic acid, acetylformic acid, CH3COCOOH, a-Ketopropionic acid, 2-Oxopropionate, Pyroracemate
simplest of the alpha-keto acids
AI overview
Pyruvic acid is the simplest type of alpha-keto acid, a category of organic compounds with a specific chemical structure. It plays an important role in your body's metabolism, serving as a key link between carbohydrate, fat, and protein breakdown and energy production.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C3H4O3
- Molecular weight
- 88.06 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-oxopropanoic acid
- SMILES
- CC(=O)C(=O)O
- InChIKey
- LCTONWCANYUPML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.3
- Polar surface area
- 54.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name 2-Oxopropanoic acid