Valproic Acid

Valproic Acid is the sodium salt of a branched-chain carboxylic acid, featuring a propanoic acid backbone substituted with an isobutyl group. Its structure incorporates a central chiral center and a conjugated carboxylate anion stabilized by sodium cation coordination. As a pharmaceutically active derivative, it exists in enantiomeric forms with distinct metabolic profiles. This compound serves as an HPLC reference standard for quantification of Valproic Acid derivatives in pharmaceutical formulations.