5-Acetylvaleric acid, is used as a reagent to synthesize new penicillins containing keto acids as side chains. It is also used to study the various metabolic pathways of 4-hydroxypentanoate and Levulinate. It is also used as an Pharmaceutical intermediate.
ChEBI: 5-aceto valeric acid is an oxo carboxylic acid.
6-Oxoheptanoic acid is a monocarboxylic acid with acyl functional group. Mass spectrometric characterization of 6-oxoheptanoic acid by electrospray ionization coupled to a triple quadrupole and TOF analyzer hybrid system has been reported.
