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3-Methylglutaric acid
SpectraBase Compound ID DEIvtKSNZEd
InChI InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c1-4(2-5(7)8)3-6(9)10/h4H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
InChIKey XJMMNTGIMDZPMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 146.14 g/mol
Molecular Formula C6H10O4
Exact Mass 146.057909 g/mol
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Technique KBr-Pellet
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Source of Sample Fluka
Technique KBr pellet
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number B24737
Technique KBr0
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Source of Sample Aldrich
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Catalog Number M47604
Technique Mull
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Source of Sample Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Solvent Polysol; Reference=TMS Spectrometer= Varian CFT-20
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Source of Sample Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number M47604
Solvent CDCl3 & DMSO-d6
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number B24737
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number B24737
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Source of Sample Aldrich
Catalog Number M47604
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Source of Spectrum NP-1-3151-0
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Source of Sample Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number M47604
Solvent CDCl3 & DMSO-d6
  • 3-Methylpentanedioic acid
  • 3-Methylpropane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid
  • GLUTARIC ACID, 3-METHYL-,
  • Pentanedioic acid, 3-methyl-
  • .beta.-Methylglutaric acid

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