Term Name: | pivalic acid |
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Synonyms: | 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid, 2,2-dimethylpropionic acid, acide 2,2-dimethylpropanoique, acide pivalique, acido pivalico, alpha,alpha-dimethylpropionic acid, dimethylpropionic acid, neopentanoic acid, PIVALIC ACID, Pivalinsaeure, tert-pentanoic acid, trimethylacetic acid |
Definition: | A branched, short-chain fatty acid composed of propanoic acid having two methyl substituents at the 2-position. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:45133] ( EBI ) |