Pivalic acid

Pivalic acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid
	Other names Pivalic acid; Dimethylpropanoic acid; Neopentanoic acid; Neovaleric acid; Trimethylacetic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	75-98-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:45133 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL322719 ;
ChemSpider	6177 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.839
PubChem CID	6417;
UNII	813RE8BX41 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8026432 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H10O2/c1-5(2,3)4(6)7/h1-3H3,(H,6,7) Key: IUGYQRQAERSCNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES O=C(O)C(C)(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H10O2
Molar mass	102.133 g·mol−1
Density	0.905 g/cm3
Melting point	35 °C (95 °F; 308 K)
Boiling point	163.7 °C (326.7 °F; 436.8 K)
Acidity (pKa)	5.03
Related compounds
Related compounds	neopentyl alcohol; neopentane; Pivalamide; Pivaldehyde
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Pivalic acid is a carboxylic acid with a molecular formula of (CH₃)₃CCO₂H. This colourless, odoriferous organic compound is solid at room temperature. Two abbreviations for pivalic acid are t-BuC(O)OH and PivOH. The pivalyl or pivaloyl group is abbreviated t-BuC(O).

Pivalic acid is an isomer of valeric acid, the other two isomers of it are 2-methylbutanoic acid and 3-methylbutanoic acid.