| Chemical Properties | clear colorless to pale yellow liquid | 
| Chemical Properties | 2-Methyl-2-pentenoic acid has a fruity odor. | 
| Occurrence | Reported found in strawberry | 
| Uses | trans-2-Methyl-2-pentenoic Acid is an unsaturated analog of the anticonvulsant Valproic Acid (V094750) and is used for aroma characterization of different beers with different hops. | 
| Preparation | By distillation of 2-hydroxy-2-methylvaleric acid (cis-form). | 
| Definition | ChEBI: 2-Methyl-2-pentenoic acid is a methyl-branched fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-methyl-(2E)-pentenoate(1-). | 
| Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 50 ppm: sour, acidic, sweaty, berry and fruit-like. | 
| General Description | Adsorption and desorption of trans-2-methyl-2-pentenoic acid in dichloromethane has been investigated by using in situ attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy. Asymmetric hydrogenation of trans-2-methyl-2-pentenoic acid in hexane over two well defined E-40692 and E-5220 Engelhard Pd/Al2O3 catalysts modified with cinchonidine has been studied. | 
| Flammability and Explosibility | Notclassified |