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Hydroxyvaleric acid

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Hydroxyvaleric acid or hydroxypentanoic acid may refer to the following compounds:

α-Hydroxyvaleric acid (2-hydroxyvaleric acid)
β-Hydroxyvaleric acid (3-hydroxyvaleric acid)
γ-Hydroxyvaleric acid (4-hydroxyvaleric acid)
ω-Hydroxyvaleric acid (5-hydroxyvaleric acid), a ω-hydroxy acid

The carboxylate of the acid is hydroxyvalerate or hydroxypentanoate

See also

β-Hydroxyisovaleric acid

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