Chemical Property of 4-Carboxymethyl-3-methylbut-2-en-1,4-olide
Chemical Property:
- Vapor Pressure:7.07E-08mmHg at 25°C
- Boiling Point:410.2°Cat760mmHg
- Flash Point:178.6°C
- Density:1.304g/cm3
- XLogP3:-0.3
- Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:1
- Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:4
- Rotatable Bond Count:2
- Exact Mass:156.04225873
- Heavy Atom Count:11
- Complexity:229
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SDS file from LookChem
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- Canonical SMILES:CC1=CC(=O)OC1CC(=O)O
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General Description
(3-Methyl-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)acetic acid is also known as 3-methylmuconolactone. (3-methyl-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl)acetic acid exists in enantiomeric forms, with the (S)-(-)-3-methylmuconolactone being identical to the lactone derived from fungi, while the (S)-(+)-4-methylmuconolactone corresponds to the bacterial lactone. The absolute configurations of these naturally occurring lactones were confirmed through X-ray crystallographic analysis and chemical transformations, including bromination and reduction reactions. The resolution of (±)-3-methylmuconolactone via diastereoisomeric salts further validated its stereochemistry.