Α-Ketoisocaproic acidα-Ketoisocaproic acid (α-KIC), also known as 4-methyl-2-oxovaleric acid, and its conjugate base and carboxylate, α-ketoisocaproate, are metabolic intermediates in the metabolic pathway for -leucine. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Α-Ketoisocaproic acid, revision 1379985390.

Property

Value

Formula

C6H10O3, 130.14 g/mol

Melting point

9 °C

Boiling point

85 °C

Density

1.055 g/cm³

log P, measured

0.133

pKa

2.651

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