Isopropylmalic acid

Isopropylmalic acid
	; 2-Isopropylmalic acid
	; 3-Isopropylmalic acid
Names
	IUPAC names 3-Isopropylmalic acid; 2-Hydroxy-3-isopropylsuccinic acid
	Other names Isopropylmalate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	(2): Interactive image; (3): Interactive image;
ChemSpider	76 (2); 35 (3);
ECHA InfoCard	100.159.209
PubChem CID	77 (2); 36 (3);
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H12O5/c1-4(2)7(12,6(10)11)3-5(8)9/h4,12H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11) Key: BITYXLXUCSKTJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C7H12O5/c1-3(2)4(6(9)10)5(8)7(11)12/h3-5,8H,1-2H3,(H,9,10)(H,11,12) Key: RNQHMTFBUSSBJQ-UHFFFAOYAR; InChI=1S/C7H12O5/c1-3(2)4(6(9)10)5(8)7(11)12/h3-5,8H,1-2H3,(H,9,10)(H,11,12) Key: RNQHMTFBUSSBJQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES (2): O=C(O)C(O)(CC(=O)O)C(C)C; (3): O=C(O)C(O)C(C(=O)O)C(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H12O5
Molar mass	176.168 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Isopropylmalic acid (isopropylmalate) is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of leucine, synthesized from oxoisovalerate by 2-isopropylmalate synthase and converted into isopropyl-3-oxosuccinate by 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase. Two isomers are important, the 2- and 3-isopropyl derivatives, and these are interconverted by isopropylmalate dehydratase.

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